Fire ant extermination Countermeasures with new chemicals, etc.
To prevent infestation of highly poisonous fire ants, an expert meeting of the Ministry of the Environment has identified measures for the new year, including squirting a new agent to control fire ants at Aomi Wharf in Tokyo, where the queen ant was found. did.
Fire ants have been found in 15 prefectures since May 2017, and last year more than 50 queen ants with feathers and breeding were found at Aomi Wharf in Koto Ward, Tokyo, and they have become established in Japan. There is concern.
The Ministry of the Environment held a meeting of experts in Tokyo on April 4 to consider future measures.
The meeting was held privately except at the beginning, and experts advised to consider techniques for reliably repairing cracks in asphalt where fire ants can easily enter, and the introduction of fire hunting dogs used overseas. That was done.
In addition, in the new fiscal year, regular surveys will be conducted at 65 port facilities nationwide, and at the Aomi Wharf where the queen ant was found, it will be necessary to spray new drugs twice a month to prevent fire ants from becoming adults and exterminating them. Confirmed. According to the Ministry of the Environment, "We would like to study the proposals of experts in the future and make efforts to ensure the prevention."