Biosecurity zones have been introduced to parts of central Queensland months after fire ants were detected outside the state's south-east.

The National Fire Ant Eradication Program has included five sites in the Bowen Basin that have been impacted by the invasive species.

Director of operations, Robbie Wilson, said the zones limited which materials businesses could transport as a "preventative measure".

"Particularly things like soil, hay, mulch [and] turf products," he said.

"Anything that would house or potentially house fire ants, restrictions are placed on those materials.

"There's been a number of detections in central Queensland and as a result of that we've now instigated biosecurity zones on those areas."

Each of the sites identified in central Queensland has been on mining l

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