The weather has been hot these days
Don't forget to enjoy your holiday
All kinds of mosquitoes outdoors are also stirring!
If you're out and about,
On the side of the road, on the grass, in the park, on the hillside...
See this little red mound
thousand! ten thousand! other! kick!
thousand! ten thousand! other! touch!
thousand! ten thousand! far! leave!
Because that could be extremely aggressive
Highly poisonous, deadly insects
Red fire ants
The Latin name of the red fire ant means "invincible" ants, which are difficult to control and get the name. Fire ants, on the other hand, are flaring sensations after being stung by them.
Don't look at the small size of the red fire ant
It doesn't seem to be lethal
But they're actually dangerous!
Recently, some people have accidentally "been tricked"
Men were bitten for walking in the park
At one point, he had difficulty breathing and fell to the ground and could not walk
At 9:00 p.m. on June 3, Mr. Kaiping Zhen of Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, walked in the park with friends. Suddenly he felt a terrible pain in his feet, as if he had been burned by fire. Through the light, Mr. Zhen found that there were a lot of small ants crawling on his feet! The ant that bites Mr. Zhen is the red fire ant.
After being bitten, Mr. Zhen's feet were already red, swollen and blistery, and he quickly threw the ants off his feet. But soon after, he had difficulty breathing, and even fell to the ground and could not walk normally.
With the help of friends and passing neighborhoods, 120 quickly arrived on the scene for first aid.
According to the doctor, a red rash appeared all over Mr. Zhen's body later, indicating that he had an allergic reaction. After a brief treatment, Mr. Zhen was rushed to the hospital for further treatment. After taking the drug that night, the patient has also been successfully discharged from the hospital.
Why is it so bad to be bitten by an ant?
Let's take a look
What exactly is a "red fire ant"?
Red fire ants are listed
One of the 100 most destructive invasive creatures
In China, the red fire ant is an invasive organism that was introduced to China a few years ago after being carried into China through the United States through flowers, wood, organic fertilizers, etc. It is listed as one of the 100 most destructive invasive species.
The body length of the red fire ant is about 3-7 mm, which is similar to other ants. The reason why it is called "fire ant" is to describe the pain of being bitten by it like a fire burn.
A large amount of venom in the red fire ant venom sac is injected into your skin, which will immediately cause a sharp burning sensation, and the local skin will form erythema, blisters, hard swelling, and itching. Blisters rupture and can also cause bacterial secondary infections.
The venom of red fire ants also contains a small amount of water-soluble proteins and other substances, which will cause a small number of people with allergic constitutions to have allergic reactions, and in severe cases, it will cause anaphylactic shock, such as difficulty breathing, pallor, laryngeal or bronchial edema and spasms, decreased blood pressure, and dizziness, coma, convulsions, etc., which can seriously lead to death.
Such a dangerous ant.
Sichuan has it too!
This harmful species quietly invaded Sichuan
According to a previous report by Chengdu Business Daily, in April this year, the Sichuan Provincial Forestry and Grassland Bureau announced the quarantine forestry pests in our province in 2020, and the red fire ant is one of them, and the distribution of the sichuan red fire ant has increased from the previous Panxi area to Luzhou Jiangyang District.
Luo Jiming, a villager in Ada Village, East District, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, was attacked by red fire ants while watering mango trees.
Luo Jiming, a villager who was bitten by a red fire ant
"Pulling the water pipe on the edge of the ground, I suddenly felt that my hand was bitten by something, and if I looked closely, it was a red fire ant." Luo Jiming recounted that he quickly bypassed the ant nest and slapped off the red fire ants on his body, "The bite burned and hurt, and then used the soil method to find smoke oil to apply, anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving." After being bitten, Logimine flooded the nest with water.
In the mango field, Luo Jiming took the Red Star News reporter to find the ant nest and pry open the scattered soil on the surface, but did not see the red fire ants, and the "underground passage" crisscrossed but very obvious. "After being bitten, I showered it with water, and I guess the ants hid deep underground."
In the village of Adada, many villagers have been bitten by red fire ants in their fields. "Last year, two villagers were bitten and rushed to the hospital for rescue, and the doctor said that if they were admitted to the hospital later, it was not certain whether their lives could be saved." Roger said.
"I've been bitten twice this year and after each bite I've been given an injection, just in case." Villager Wang Fuxian was also accidentally bitten while growing mangoes.
Farmland, wasteland, green belts, roadsides, orchards, parks,, etc., are the places where they appear most often.
What should I do if I get bitten by an ant?
The CDC recommends that when going out, first of all, to prevent mosquito bites, especially large ants, people are easy to cause allergies and even shock after being bitten.
The toxin of ants is formic acid, once bitten by ants—
(1) Clean the wound locally with soapy water as soon as possible, which can quickly alleviate symptoms;
(2) Wounds can also be disinfected with iodophors.
(3) If the discomfort is serious, it is recommended to seek medical treatment immediately.
In addition, during the activity of ants, they will stick to and spread a large number of pathogens, mainly pathogenic bacteria of intestinal diseases. The most commonly seen in the home are small yellow family ants, rhombus knotted large-headed ants, Indian big-headed ants, road ants, flat rainbow stink ants, etc., and red fire ants rarely appear in homes.
When there are ants in the house
What should we do?
At present, there are 3 commonly used prevention and control methods -
(1) Keep it clean and hygienic, cut off ant food, and ants' favorite foods such as sugar, syrup and honey should be stored in sealed containers. Plug holes in the room and reduce the hiding place for ants.
(2) Treatment of ant nests is the fundamental measure to control ants, identify the nest in advance, and after the ants return to their nests at dusk, slowly pour the nest with boiling water or concentrated alkaline water.
(3) Spraying with insecticide can quickly kill ants outside the nest. The use of medicinal bait booby traps is also a good method of killing ants, the bait cloth is placed around the nest, not only can poison the worker ants, but also through the worker ants to move the bait into the nest, poison the adult ants and larvae in the nest, which is also a way to cure the ants.
Summer is the season when red fire ants go out
Be careful when going out and passing through lawns and green belts
In case of accidental bites
If you have any discomfort, please consult a doctor in time!
Except for the red fire ant
There are also many bugs in the summer that are very harmful
This practical insect control manual for summer
Everybody please put it away!
*Tips*
*Contains some pictures of common summer bugs*
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Comprehensive: Southern Metropolis Daily, People's Daily, Chengdu Business Daily previously reported