Yellow Crazy Ant

Darwin City Council, The Department of Natural Resources, Environment The Arts and Sport (NRETAS) and other stakeholders have undertaken a co-ordinated and comprehensive response to the discovery of Yellow Crazy Ants in Berrimah.

NRETAS is leading the charge to eliminate this pest in the Darwin Area. The NT Government has received Federal funding for an exotic ants project. Darwin City Council is committed to helping to prevent the spread of this pest. Already investigations have established that the Yellow Crazy Ant has not entered the Darwin waste stream. Council’s environmental and outdoor staff have been briefed by NRETAS on the threat and strategies to combat the problem.

Darwin City Council and NRETAS are encouraging the community to get involved in this program to ensure the containment and eradication of the Yellow Crazy Ant.

The community are encouraged to have a look in their yards for signs of Yellow Crazy Ants and report any findings to NRETAS on 8995 5036. Alternatively, collection kits are available for people to put in their yards to collect specimens for the Wildlife Management team.

To collect a kit or have one mailed out to you phone the Northern Territory Government Wildlife Management Team on 8995 5036 or go to www.nt.gov.au/exoticants

Click here to view NRETAS' Yellow Crazy Ant information