Invasion of ants in imported plant pots

Meridian
Environment
Thursday 5 July 2018 at 4:20pm

The ants are everywhere in Eastbourne Credit: ITV

They're known as 'Invasive Garden Ants', and they're threatening to drive out native species like our familiar Black Ants.

They're thought to have arrived here in imported pot plants. One town has a serious issue with them - and they're proving almost impossible to eradicate. Malcolm Shaw reports.