Detecting a 'killer' ants can be deadly in Korea

On September 19, South Korean authorities said they were working to control the spread of red fire ants after discovering an 800-kiln ants at a construction site in Daegu city. North Gyeongsang Province.

According to a source from the Korean Ministry of Environment, the quarantine agency installed 150 traps in the affected area and will add 500 traps within a 5km radius from the detection site.

Fire ants were discovered in Daegu city in North Gyeongsang province.

Red fire ants appear at this location after they follow a container carrying stones imported into Busan port earlier this month. This is an extremely dangerous ant species because they grow very fast and queen ants are able to reproduce themselves.

In September last year, this red ant was first discovered in South Korea, however, it appeared in areas of Incheon, Pyeongtaek, Busan or other deep-seated locations in the city center that are potentially dangerous. People's lives.

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Red fire ants, with the scientific name Solenopsis invicta , are ant toxic species in the body. People with ants may develop symptoms of swelling, severe, severe itching that can lead to dizziness and respiratory failure. In North America, this ant species is known as the "ants antidote" . Of the 80,000 bitten by ants every year, more than 100 people died due to its toxicity.