The NGIQ have been notified of a new exotic pest incursion into Queensland. The recent detection of a nest of Tropical Fire Ants - Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) in a southern suburb of Brisbane has the nursery industry under pressure again. The Tropical Fire Ant is closely related to the Red Imported Fire Ant – Solenopsis invicta (Buren) and is a native ant species of North America. The pest has been in the Northern Territory for some years and is also believed to exist in the Kimberly area of Western Australia. The Tropical Fire Ant was identified in south east Queensland in 2002 and eradicated at that time.