Japan To Designate Fire Ants As An Alien Species That Requires Urgent Action

Japan to designate fire ants as an alien species that requires urgent action

The Japanese government has decided to step up measures against highly venomous fire ants by designating them as an invasive alien species that requires urgent action.

Government officials made the decision amid a rise in cases nationwide involving fire ants. They fear the species, indigenous to South America, are on the brink of becoming established in Japan.