Jon - how widespread is this invasive ant in our region. Should we be trying to eradicate it. There is only one other ACT record of this ant in the Atlas of Living Australia - but the ANIC ant data has yet to be added into the database
I thought they were fairly common so didn't report them earlier. According to Canberra Pest Control https://canberrapestcontrol.com.au/pests/ant-control-exterminator/ "Of the 1,300 species of ants found in Australia, the 6 most common in the Canberra area are the white footed house ant, black house ant, bull ant, banded sugar ant, meat ant and Argentine ant." We haven't had spider/insect treatment around our house for years but maybe it's time.
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