A REVIEW OF THE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT (SOLENOPSIS-INVICTA BUREN) AND ITS IMPACTS ON PLANT, ANIMAL, AND HUMAN HEALTH
A REVIEW OF THE RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT (SOLENOPSIS-INVICTA BUREN) AND ITS IMPACTS ON PLANT, ANIMAL, AND HUMAN HEALTH
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DOI：
10.1016/0167-5877(93)90051-t
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发表时间：
1993-10-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
HUGHESJONES, M
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作者：
JEMAL, A;HUGHESJONES, M
据推测，红火蚁（RIFA；Solenopsis invicta Buren）于 1933 年至 1945 年间在阿拉巴马州莫比尔市引入美国。此后，该物种在美国南部广泛传播，到 1985 年，其侵扰面积已超过 930 万平方公里。美国内政部环境保护局禁止用灭蚁灵控制火蚁的尝试。红火蚁控制在生态系统中的重要性存在争议，因为有些人对红火蚁叮咬过敏，据报道，红火蚁对某些植物和动物的影响可能是有益的，也可能是有害的。据报道，在某些情况下，一些农作物遭受了经济损失。红火蚁捕食地面筑巢的鸟类、蜥蜴和其他野生动物。然而，有证据表明红火蚁作为害虫防治剂的有益方面，包括对蜱虫、角蝇（Haematobia irritans）和不同农业害虫的捕食活动。这些活动对各种人畜共患媒介传播疾病产生影响，例如兔热病和莱姆病。然而，任何考虑进口红火蚁来控制蜱虫的人都应该意识到，蚂蚁的生存仅限于合适的气候和生态条件，而且蚂蚁一旦在合适的栖息地定居，就从未得到令人满意的控制或根除。
It is speculated that the red imported fire ant (RIFA; Solenopsis invicta Buren), was introduced into the United States sometime between 1933 and 1945, at Mobile, AL. Since then, this species has spread widely through the southern United States and by 1985 had infested over 9.3 million km2. Attempts to control fire ants with Mirex were banned by the Environmental Protection Agency of the US Department of the Interior. The importance of RIFA control in the ecosystem is controversial because some people are allergic to the stings, and it is reported that the effects on some plants and animals can be either beneficial or harmful. It has been reported that in some cases, economic damage was inflicted on some agronomic crops. Ground-nesting birds, lizards and other wildlife are preyed upon by RIFA. However, there is evidence for beneficial aspects of RIFA as a pest control agent and this includes predacious activities on ticks, horn flies (Haematobia irritans), and different agricultural pests. These activities impact on various zoonotic vector-borne diseases, such as tularemia and Lyme disease. However, anyone considering importing RIFA to control ticks should be aware that survival of the ant is limited to suitable climatic and ecological conditions and that the ant has never been controlled satisfactorily or eradicated once established in a suitable habitat.