Red Fire Ant is listed as one of the 100 most destructive invasive organisms in the world. The origin of the Red Fire Ant is Latin America. In the past five years, 191 new county-level administrative regions have been added, doubled compared with 2016. Red fire ants are harmful to human bodies, agriculture and forestry, public safety and regional ecological diversity. It was first discovered in Taiwan in 2003, and was discovered in Wuchuan, Guangdong, mainland China in 2004, and quickly spread to Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi and other regions. What are the dangers of red fire ants? Red fire ants are fierce in nature, reproductive quickly, and have complex foods. They can break out and cause disasters in a short time after invasion.
Red Fire ant body is generally 3 to 6 mm long, with head and chest from orange to dark reddish brown, and posterior abdomen from brown to black brown. It has large, medium and small three-type worker . It has a brighter red appearance and is easier to distinguish from other ant . The nests of red fire ants are also different from most domestic ants. The mature nests of red fire ants will bulge a large amount of soil on the grass, which is a relatively obvious identification feature.
Symptoms of biting red fire ants. After a person is bitten by a red fire ant, the disease will occur within five to twenty minutes. In mild cases, the affected area will have pustules, redness, swelling, itching, and pain. In slightly severe cases, local allergies will be locally allergic. Severe allergic reactions will extend to the main trunk. A few people will experience symptoms such as dizziness, fever, confusion, throat edema, and even shock and death.
Once it spreads, it will cause serious disasters to the invading place.
Last year, information from a hospital in Fujian Province showed that more than 1,000 patients stung by red fire ants were admitted in a year. If the current area, population density, number and injury ratio are estimated to be stung by red fire ants in the mainland every year, and 40,000 to 50,000 people have serious symptoms.
Red fire ants also seriously affect agricultural and forestry production. Red Fire Ants will also cause damage to public facilities such as electricity, communications, and traffic signal systems. Red Fire ants are omnivorous ants, which are highly aggressive and have a great impact on livestock and poultry and other animals.
What to do if you are bitten by a red fire ant? For red fire ants, if you encounter red fire ants, it is recommended to "hide" and not disturb them. When encountering red fire ant outdoors, you should report it to the local management department in a timely manner. If you are accidentally stinged by red fire ants, the human body will react within five to twenty minutes. You should seek medical treatment as soon as possible and explain to the doctor that it is stinged by red fire ants.
