The tiny red fire ant invaded 12 provinces of China in a short period of time, how destructive is this terrible creature? Countless people are shocked by the bite of red fire ants, once we encounter red fire ants, what should we do?
Since Taiwan, 12 provinces and cities, including Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Chongqing, etc., have been invaded by red fire ants, and people in 435 counties and municipalities have suffered from the bites of red fire ants. I don't know if my friends in the south have ever been invaded by this terrible animal. And now the army of red fire ants has arrived at Qinling and is about to march north.
Red fire ants are not the same as ordinary invasive species, and their harm far exceeds that of crayfish and water hyacinth. Once the red fire ant attacks a human, it will quickly release a large amount of toxins, destroying our local tissues, and with sharp teeth, it will bite out a circle of tooth marks on our bodies. After that, our skin will appear red, swollen, painful and itchy, and even have a high fever shock, so that we die. At the same time, red fire ants will damage crops and damage various electrical facilities. So how did this most terrible creature appear in China?
The red fire ant, also known as the invincible ant, first appeared in South America, then occupied the United States, seized 150 million hectares of land in the United States to establish a colony, and bit more than a million Americans in 90 years, causing a billion dollars in annual losses to the United States. In today's economic globalization, with the continuous and frequent economic exchanges between countries, red fire ants hide in the containers of steamships and secretly come to China to settle down. First Taiwan, and then through the Taiwan Strait spread to China's Guangdong Province, and has been out of control ever since. In the 12 provinces that are now spreading, in the next 20 years, the pace of expansion of red fire ants is likely to be greatly accelerated, and they can advance at least 48 kilometers per year, so how powerful is this creature? Far beyond your imagination. I am Xiangsan to ask, pay attention to me, take you to see the world with a professional eye.
The most powerful thing about the red fire ant is its adaptability, even if it is a high temperature of 40 degrees, it is not painful for the red fire ant. It can survive anywhere, whether it's a meadow orchard or a rice paddy, or even near the edge of the desert, even in our cars. In addition, the strong reproductive ability of red fire ants is also staggering, and the number of a nest of red fire ants can even reach 500,000. For ordinary ants, a colony has only one queen at most, but there are multiple queens in the population of red fire ants, which gives red fire ants terrible reproductive ability, a small nest, may reach hundreds of thousands of them in a few months. In addition to the above, the ability of red fire ants to resist natural disasters is what we really can't imagine, when encountering a flood, all red fire ants will hold a ball, guarding the queen and young ants in the middle, continuing the living force of the group. It is also with such terrible abilities that the red fire ant spreads wildly. Once we are bitten by red fire ants, it is easy to cause terrible consequences, what should we do to control red fire ants? I am Xiangsan to ask, pay attention to me, take you to see the world with a professional eye.
How to control red fire ants is still an unsolvable problem at present. When we encounter red fire ants, in desperation, we can take the way of spraying highly toxic insecticides. Although it will damage the surrounding environment, it is also a helpless move.
If we are bitten by a red fire ant, it is best to go to the hospital to see, things related to life safety, but must not be taken lightly. Have you seen red fire ants in your hometown?