The cane toad, Bufo marinus, was introduced to Australia by the sugar cane industry to control two pests of sugar cane, the grey backed cane beetle and the frenchie beetle. One hundred and one toads arrived at Edmonton in North Queensland in June 1935. Unseasonal breeding occurred almost immediately, and within 6 months over 60, 000 young toads had been released. B. marinus adapted well to the ...

The most distinctive features of the Cane Toads are bony ridges over each eye and a pair of enlarged glands, one on each shoulder. These glands are able to ooze Cane Toad venom.

Australian authorities have 7 live deadly Irido viruses for possible use as a biological control of Cane Toads in Australia. Will the Irido viruses be able to infect and kill many of the unique and rare frog species of Australia Cane Toads from South America were a failed introduced biological control of the sugar cane beetle. (The beetles could climb but the cane toads couldn't.) Where are the ...

CSIRO researchers have started work on a new research initiative aimed at stopping the hop of cane toads ( I Bufo marinus /I )across Australia. With the toad creeping west and southward, scientists are fighting back with cutting edge genetic technology.