08.05.2018 - 15:18 [ Mainichi ]

Environment Ministry taking steps in bid to prevent fire ants from settling in Japan

Red imported fire ants are an alien species and may cause severe allergic reactions.
Part-time lecturer at the University of Tokyo Mamoru Terayama said that there was a successful case of eradicating fire ants in New Zealand in the 2000s in the early stages after their invasion.