In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the soil and chewed on sugarcane roots, stunting growth or killing the plants.

Sugar cane fields in Australia’s northern Queensland are overrun with rats, threatening one of the region’s most valuable crops. The infestation follows a period of heavy rain which boosted plant ...

Cane toads were introduced into Australia in 1935 to control the pest problem that was threatening the country’s sugar cane crop. It seemed like a practical innovative solution at the time, but it ...

The state government is under pressure to act on recommendations to transform Queensland’s struggling sugar industry into a ...

Australia's invasive species crisis has been laid bare once again, with another striking example from a single dam showing ...

The Australian sugarcane industry and regional communities are staring down the barrel of potential dire economic fallout ...

SYDNEY, March 3 (Reuters) - Sugar exports from Australia, the world's third-largest exporter of the sweetener, are expected to remain relatively flat over the next five years as the amount of land ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Cyclone Yasi may have destroyed half the sugar cane crop in Australia's key cane growing districts in Queensland, representing about 15 percent of the country's crop, a key industry ...

North Queensland leaders say the region is sitting on a dormant energy goldmine that could insulate the nation from Middle ...

Cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 to control sugarcane beetles, but the toads ignore the beetles while decimating the ecosystem they were meant to protect. Instead, they became a highly ...