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Confirmation of fire ants at Yokohama Port
Last updated on May 22, 2024.
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May 22, 2024
Green Environment Bureau Environmental Activities Division
Harumi Moriyama
TEL: 045-671-3448
Fax: 045-633-9171
Ants discovered on Thursday, May 16, 2024 were identified as fire ants, which are specific alien species, as a result of species identification by experts. The discovery at Yokohama Port has been made since September 2023. Insecticide bait (bait) is installed around the confirmation point.
In cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment, etc., we will continue to conduct surveys and control mainly at locations where fire ants have been confirmed. The place where the ant was confirmed is in the container yard of the wharf and is an area that cannot be accessed by the general public. In addition, there is no human damage in this case.
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