Most of Council’s biodiversity monitoring in the coastal environment involves broad-scale mapping of habitats in estuaries and 200m coastal terrestrial margin as well as fine-scale assessments of muddy environments in estuaries.
Effective ant control depends on correctly identifying the species, as different types require different treatment methods. The two most common ant invaders of homes in Tasman are white-footed house ants and Argentine ants.
White footed house ants
White-footed house ants, originally from Indonesia, measure between 2.
Tasman District is home to several internationally and nationally significant estuaries and sand flat due to the rich abundance of life they support. This includes several threatened and migratory birds and many fish species,