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--- australia:pests [2026/01/02 00:57] – [pests in Australia] gary1
+++ australia:pests [2026/08/15 03:11] (current) – [pests in Australia] gary1
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     * the colonies including the queen generally die off over winter (although some may survive in milder winters of Australia), after winter hibernation the surviving daughter queens build a nest and rear the 1st brood of workers in spring which emerge as adults within ~30 days of hatching
     * they need a body temperature of at least 22degC to fly which equates to an ambient temperature of at least 8degC (([[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/226077879_Body_temperature_and_thermoregulation_in_two_species_of_yellowjackets_Vespula_germanica_and_V_maculifrons]])), in contrast the minimum temp for honey bees is around 12degC.
-  ***fire ants**
+  ***ants**
-    * invasive nasty ants which currently seem to be only in south-east Qld in the Brisbane - Gold Coast areas
+    * **ants native to Australia such as bull ants** are not pests but are important parts of our ecology although they can cause painful stings and sometimes anaphylaxis
-    * perhaps don't go camping there!
+      * be aware of their nests and don't set up camp on or near them
+    * **invasive fire ants**
+      * invasive nasty ants which currently seem to be only in south-east Qld in the Brisbane - Gold Coast areas
+      * perhaps don't go camping there!
+    * **invasive yellow crazy ants**
+      * invasive ants in wet tropics of north Queeensland
   ***mice**
     * mice plagues sometimes occur in inland Australia in particular after flood events along the Murray River