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Red Imported Fire Ant Control：- Scientific Name: Solenopsis invicta
- Workers are all female individuals. Young workers nurture the larva while older ones hunt for food. Female Infants’ sizes are relatively larger and they have wings, while males are black colored. Queens with reproduction ability have protruded abdomens and large body size.
- Red Imported Fire Ants have many inborn advantages, such as stings, venom, for attack and hunting; they beat local ants with larger quantities.
- Transmission of Red Imported Fire Ants: Reproductive flying migration, flooding, cargo contamination, contamination of vehicles, trade in plants with soil and relocation of unwanted soil.
Threats of Red Imported Fire Ant:
- Red Imported Fire Ants are destructive pests with large quantities and strong attacking power, therefore they cause enormous damage to the natural environment.
- In Hong Kong, the most serious threat of red imported fire ants is biting. Since there are toxic secretion glands and stings at rear part of their abdomens, people being bitten would have burning sensation in their wounds. Their bites can also result in Anaphylaxis or even death. There were cases of people being killed by red imported fire ants in the United States.
- Red imported fire ants cause harm and damage to agriculture and stockbreeding as well as public facilities. They also reduce the types and numbers of other species.
- Red imported fire ants building nests in electrical facilities would result in short-circuit or facilities break-down.
Control Strategies:
- Creative Pest Control has effective pest control plans. Our professional technicians and highly effective pesticides can remove red imported fire ants completely.
- It is effective to discover the locations of all ant hills, and use specific baits , insect growth regulators or other biological control methods for pest control. For large areas, sprinkling baits or granules can help.
- We have provided red imported fire ants control services to many large enterprises including government departments and the outcomes proved to be significant and long-lasting.