I-Ant Emlilweni Yomlilo Eyingqayizivele Emelene ne-Southern Fire Ant
Njengokungathi sasingenalo abahlaziyi abanele ukuba bakhathazeke nge - scorpions, rattlesnakes, izinyosi ezibulalayo kanye nezinsikazi zabafelokazi abamnyama - isitha esisha semvelo sesifikile, futhi akusona into ehlekayo. Imfucumfucu yomlilo ibilokhu isihloko esishisayo sengxoxo kusukela umntwana osenenyanga eneminyaka emithathu ubudala endaweni yasePhoenix wabulawa ngamakhulu ama-stings avela ezintuthweni zomlilo.
Lena yinto engavamile, futhi uMnyango wezoLimo wase-Arizona noma i-Arizona State University, abangenayo imithi, baye bakwazi ukuchaza ukuthi kungani izintuthwane zomlilo ziqhuma kule ndawo.
Njengoba lolu hlobo lwesenzakalo lungavamile, kungcono ukuthi ungesabi uma ubona izintuthwane ezimbalwa zomlilo. Nokho, kuwukuhlakanipha ukuqaphela.
Izintuthwane zomlilo zihlanganisa iqembu elikhulu lensundu ebomvu kuya ezintuthweni ezinomnyama. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili zezintuthwane zomlilo okufanele sizikhathalele. Kunezintuthwane ezibomvu ezifakiwe ezibomvu ( Solenopsis invicta ) ne-Southern Ants Ants ( Solenopsis xyloni ). Esimweni esishiwo ngenhla, labo ababenecala babeyizintuthwane eziseMzansi yoMlilo, ezizalelwa e-Arizona.
Ukuthembeka, kunzima kumuntu ongeyena uchwepheshe wezintuthwane ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwabahlaziyi. Izintuthwane Zomlilo Ezifakiwe Ezibomvu zihloselwe ukuqothulwa nguhulumeni wase-US, futhi kuye kwazama iminyaka ukuyeka ukufuduka kwabo ezweni lonke ngempumelelo elinganiselwe. Siyazi ukuthi kube khona i-Red Imported Fire Ants ebhalwe e-Arizona. Ngokusho kweThe Arizona Department of Agriculture, izwe lethu liye laphumelela, kuze kube manje, ekuqedeni i-Red Imported Fire Ant enobudlova kakhulu lapho sekukhonjisiwe.
Nakuba i-Southern Fire Ants ejwayelekile lapha, futhi hhayi njengento enobudlova njengezihlobo zabo eziBomvu Ezifakiwe, njengengewona ochwepheshe ekuhloleni izintuthwane kufanele siziphathe ngokucophelela sonke. Emva kwakho konke, kungathatha amasampula amaningi ngisho nangabezichwepheshe ukutshela ukuthi yikuphi u-ant okuwukuthi!
Izimpawu zezintuthwane zomlilo
- Izintuthwane zomlilo ziphakathi kwe-1/16 kuya ku-1/4 intshi ubude. Okukhulu kuyoba "izintuthwane" zesosha, kuyilapho ezincane ziyizintuthwane "ezincane".
- Izintuthwane zomlilo zinombala obomvu kunombala omnyama.
- Izikhukhula zomlilo noma izidleke zingakhiwa ngaphansi kwamatshe, amabhodi, noma ezinye izinto.
- Izintuthwane zomlilo nazo zihlala ezinkuni noma ekugumbini kwezindlu, ikakhulukazi emithonjeni yokushisa njengezicingo zomlilo.
- Izintuthwane zomlilo zijabulela isimo sezulu esishisayo.
- Kuyinto evamile ukuba izintuthwane zemlilo zibheke izingane, ikakhulukazi ezingxenyeni ezingezansi.
Izintuthwane Ezibomvu Ezifakiwe Ezibomvu
- Izintuthwane Ezibomvu Ezifakiwe Ezibomvu zithukuthele kakhulu, zihlasela kalula noma yini ezibaphazamisayo.
- Izintuthwane Ezibomvu Ezifakiwe Ezibomvu zinebuhlungu obunzima, obangela ukubhoboza. I-Ant Fire yase-Southern ngokuvamile ine-sting encane. Yiqiniso, njengezinyosi ezihlabayo, abantu bangabhekana ne-allergic ukushombisa izintuthwane ezingaba nzima nakakhulu.
- Izikhukhula ezibomvu ezifakiwe ezibomvu ngokuvamile zikhulu futhi kulula ukubona. Isibungu singase sibe amasentimitha angu-18 ubude futhi sibe ngamasintshi angu-24 ububanzi. Ziyi-dome-shape. Abanayo ukuvulwa okuphakathi phakathi koloni. Uhlelo olunzulu lokuthungatha uhlelo lukhona ngaphakathi kwesiqu. Izikhukhula ze-Southern Ant Ant izikhukhula zivame kakhulu. Kungase kube khona ngisho nesikhukhula nhlobo, kodwa kunalokho nje uchungechunge lwezinqwaba ezincane zokungcola.
E-Arizona, uma uthola izintuthwane ezithile zomlilo, kungenzeka ukuthi ngeke abe yizintuthwane ezinomlilo ezidutshulwa futhi eziyingozi.
Kungenzeka ukuthi i-Ant yethu ye-Southern Fire Ant ezikhathini eziningi, ngeke idale ingozi enkulu. Izintuthwane zomlilo zakha amagundane ekushoneni kwelanga, izindawo ezivulekile ezifana nezintshani, izindawo zokudlala, amasimu ebhola, amapaki, izifundo zegalofu kanye namaphethelo emigwaqo. Uma kushisa kakhulu (noma kubanda kakhulu) bangase bathuthele ngaphakathi. Uma bakuthinta wena, umqashi wakho wendawo angabamba kalula.
Kunezinye izindaba ezinhle mayelana nezintuthwane zomlilo: zibhekwa njengezinambuzane eziwusizo ngoba zidla ezinye izinambuzane ezingafuneki njengezintambo, izimpukane ezizalisayo, izimpukane zempondo, ama-weevils, i-sugar borer, imikhaza kanye namaphere.
Uma Uboshwe Ngezintuthwane Zezimlilo
Uma ubona ukugcoba okuvela ngemuva kokugwedla noma emva kokuhamba enkundleni yemilwane, funa iseluleko sezokwelapha. Abanye abantu bathola ukusabela okubangelwa ukwelashwa komlilo. Izimpawu zingase zihlanganise ukujuluka, inkulumo ehlanjululwayo, ubuhlungu besifuba, ukuphefumula, imifuba, ukuvuvukala, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, kanye / noma ukushaqeka.
Abantu ababonisa lezi zimpawu ngemuva kokugonywa ngamagciwane ezinkuni kufanele bathole usizo lwezempilo ngokushesha. Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi ungaxhumana ne-Arizona Poison kanye neDrug Information Centre ku-1-800-222-1222 noma ku-520-626-6016.
Ukushona kosana kulesi simo kwakuwubuhlungu obunzima. Asikho isizathu ngalesi sikhathi ukukholelwa ukuthi kukhona ukushayisana noma ukushaywa indiva kwezintuthwane ezishaya umlilo endaweni yasePhoenix.
Yebo, sinamahlumela kanye nezinyosi ezishaya. Sinama-rattlers nezinsipho ezilumayo. Engeza izintuthwane zomlilo ohlwini lwethu lwezidalwa zasendle ezidinga ukuyiqonda.
Sibonga ngokukhethekile kuDale Ward waseTucson (Ants of Arizona) ukuze asize ngalesi sici.