Fire ant compliance advice tool

What is your fire ant carrier material?

• Soil/fill

  For example, clay, fill, material removed from the ground at a site where earthworks are being carried out, or scrapings.

• Mulch

  For example, leaves and woodchip that have been spread on the ground to protect the roots of plants.

• Quarry materials

  For example, building stone, slate or similar materials, obtained by cutting or blasting etc., from an excavation or pit (usually open to the air).

• Potted plants

  For example, a plant that is planted and grown in a container (not in the ground).

• Baled hay, straw or sugarcane

  For example, grass, clover, lucerne or similar materials, that have been cut and dried for use as fodder.

• Soil blends/Compost

  For example, a mixture of various kinds of organic matter (e.g. dung, dead leaves) that are decaying and being used to fertilise land.

• Turf

  For example, a section of grassland with grass etc., soil and roots that have been cut or torn from the ground.

• Manure

  For example, animal excrement being used as fertiliser.

• Other