Is it poisonous for red ants to bite people?

Red ants are poisonous when they bite.

Red ants are poisonous to bite people, and people feel burning after being bitten. When bitten, a large amount of venom in the venom sac of the red ant will be injected into the skin, which will immediately cause severe burning sensation, and local skin will form erythema, blisters, scleredema and itching. After being bitten by a red ant, the most important thing is disinfection. When disinfection, it should be washed with soapy water first, and then washed with appropriate water. After keeping the wound clean, you can apply medicine for disinfection.

Red ants are omnivores with strong foraging ability. Their food includes 149 seeds of wild flowers and plants, 57 crops, insects and other arthropods, invertebrates, vertebrates, plants and carrion. The survival and development of Solenopsis invicta population need a lot of nutrients such as sugar, honey juice, protein and fat.

How to control red ants

1, do a good job in indoor hygiene, and completely stop eating and drinking water.

2. Seal the gaps of ceramic tiles and protect the holes of water, heating pipes, exhaust holes and sewer holes.

3. Killing people with chemicals. In view of the high density of red ants indoors, it is necessary to use drug retention spraying. After rapidly reducing the density of ants, cockroach and ant baits are regularly put in to trap and kill them until they are completely extinct.

4. Red ants are omnivorous pests and like to move in places with sweets and animal food. Put away the food in time and take good care of it. Food in the kitchen and storeroom, especially sugar and honey, should be covered and preserved.

5. Remove rubbish, stones, tiles and weeds around the house in time to reduce the breeding of ants.