The common ants in Zengcheng are small yellow family ants, worker ants, sword-jawed stinky family ants, stinky ants, black ants, and red fire ants, among which red fire ants and sword-jawed stinky family ants will attack humans after being frightened and threatened.
No, recently this red fire ant has come out again.
Recently, Ms. Yao, 68, was accidentally bitten by a red fire ant on her left foot while working in the field, accompanied by about 6 wounds. She only felt pain in her left foot and had no other symptoms, so she disinfected herself with iodine. However, to Ms. Yao's surprise, the next day, she had swelling and pain in her left foot, accompanied by dizziness and fever, and cold intolerance. Fortunately, I went to the hospital in time and rescued it in time, and there is no major problem now.
Physician Reminder:
After being bitten by a red fire ant, we must remember to "stay away, wash, cold compress, do not scratch, seek medical treatment"
If there is a history of allergies or significant swelling, dyspnea, chest pain, chest tightness, dizziness and fatigue at the site of the bite, you need to seek medical attention in time.
Fortunately, the rescue was timely and there was no major obstacle, so how should we prevent this red fire ant?
Precautions for red fire ants
1. Do not stay near the anthill for a long time.
2. In the area where red fire ants occur, to do a good job of adequate protection, it is recommended to wear long rubber shoes and apply talcum powder on the outer wall
3. Do not disturb and destroy the nest (anthill). Never step on the nest with your feet or touch the red fire ant with your hands.
4. If red fire ants are found at home, they can change the layout of the home space; maintain environmental hygiene, properly manage food (especially sweet and greasy food), and bait to trap red fire ants.
5. Once the masses find a large number of red fire ant colonies, they can report to the relevant local departments, and the professional prevention and control of red fire ants will be cleared and suppressed, and no personal prevention and control will be carried out to avoid being bitten.
So for the red fire ant, is there a way to control it? The answer, of course, is yes.
Control measures for red fire ants
Red fire ants are a social group of insects that usually prefer to live in their nests in addition to foraging. Therefore, simple application of the agent can not work. Secondly, the red fire ant is an invasive alien organism that has a certain resistance to ordinary ant insecticides in China.
Therefore, to deal with red fire ants, special potions are needed.
Red fire ants
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News source: Zengcheng Daily