Despite the misgivings of some scientists, the toad was imported from South America via Hawaii and was released into Queensland’s cane fields. Upon release the cane toad ignored the cane beetles and became a renegade.
ورغم تردُّد بعض العلماء ،‏ استُورد العلجوم من اميركا الجنوبية عن طريق هاواي وأُطلق في حقول قصب السكر في ولاية كوينزلند .‏