›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (4): 676-682.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2017.04.23

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The invading risk analysis and control countermeasure of red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) invaded Hangzhou, China

HUANG Jun, LYU Yaobin*   

  1. Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
  • Received:2017-01-12 Online:2017-04-20 Published:2017-04-27

Abstract: The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, is a major pest that seriously threatens plants, animals, and humans. It had been internationally recognized as one of the most destructive, aggressive, and high-risk alien species. Since its first appearance in Guangdong Province of mainland China in 2004, it has spread rapidly to the southern 11 provinces. In the present overview, the damage characteristics and spread of S. invicta were introduced and the risks of S. invicta invaded Hangzhou were analyzed. Additionally, coping strategies were provided according to intercept, monitor, and control. These results provided an important scientific basis for the alert to S. invicta invaded Hangzhou with nursery stocks.

Key words: Solenopsis invicta, spread risk, nursery stock, alien pest

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