I've spotted a big cluster of probable fire Ants nests in the North West corner of the field, just before you reach the creek/gulley's. See the attached picture indicating the area more precisely. Take additional care when retrieving rockets from this area. I've reported it on-line as well for treatment action.
The cluster of nests is about 280m North West from the LCO desk. See attached picture 3. Map coordinates -27.849119, 152.961697
AMRS Level 1 - PML Callisto May19 H100W 3600ft
AMRS/Tripoli Level 2 - 3" AGM33 Pike Aug20 J270W 3300ft
First Airstart - Thales Starstreak Mar22
First Cluster - Banana Republican Jun23 3xE20 1856ft
Impulse tally - 11,019NS since May 2019
Picture of their general location
AMRS Level 1 - PML Callisto May19 H100W 3600ft
AMRS/Tripoli Level 2 - 3" AGM33 Pike Aug20 J270W 3300ft
First Airstart - Thales Starstreak Mar22
First Cluster - Banana Republican Jun23 3xE20 1856ft
Impulse tally - 11,019NS since May 2019
Update - While closing up today, I noticed three more fire ant nests in close proximity to the inner gate area. Please take care when getting out of the car to open the gates. I hadn't spotted them all in the morning when I arrived, just the biggest one close to the barbed wire fence, so keep a sharp eye out.
AMRS Level 1 - PML Callisto May19 H100W 3600ft
AMRS/Tripoli Level 2 - 3" AGM33 Pike Aug20 J270W 3300ft
First Airstart - Thales Starstreak Mar22
First Cluster - Banana Republican Jun23 3xE20 1856ft
Impulse tally - 11,019NS since May 2019
No updates on the gov website. Both reports are still at "submitted" status. Watch out between the outer and inner gates folks this coming weekend.
AMRS Level 1 - PML Callisto May19 H100W 3600ft
AMRS/Tripoli Level 2 - 3" AGM33 Pike Aug20 J270W 3300ft
First Airstart - Thales Starstreak Mar22
First Cluster - Banana Republican Jun23 3xE20 1856ft
Impulse tally - 11,019NS since May 2019
AMRS Level 1 - PML Callisto May19 H100W 3600ft
AMRS/Tripoli Level 2 - 3" AGM33 Pike Aug20 J270W 3300ft
First Airstart - Thales Starstreak Mar22
First Cluster - Banana Republican Jun23 3xE20 1856ft
Impulse tally - 11,019NS since May 2019
Had a call from the fire ants task force guys today.
They visited the launch site today to the coordinates I provided and they gate area. They have confirmed the nests as being Fire Ants, and so they treated the active nests with bait and marked the active/treated nests with pink spray paint.
They advised that from 01Oct'24, all new reports in this area will become "Self Treatment" where they will provide the reporter with the baits to self apply.
AMRS Level 1 - PML Callisto May19 H100W 3600ft
AMRS/Tripoli Level 2 - 3" AGM33 Pike Aug20 J270W 3300ft
First Airstart - Thales Starstreak Mar22
First Cluster - Banana Republican Jun23 3xE20 1856ft
Impulse tally - 11,019NS since May 2019