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A Concerned Pest of Invasion in Korea, Fire Ant, Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

우리나라에 침입이 우려되는 Fire Ant, Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) (벌목: 개미과)

  • Lee, Heung-Sik (National Plant Quarantine Service) ;
  • Lee, In-Hwan (National Plant Quarantine Service) ;
  • Lyu, Dong-Pyeo (Department of Forestry, College of Life Science & Natural Resources, Sangji University)
  • 이흥식 (경기도 안양시 국립식물검역원) ;
  • 이인환 (경기도 안양시 국립식물검역원) ;
  • 류동표 (상지대학교 산림과학과)
  • Published : 2008.03.30
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Abstract

Tropical fire ant, Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) is distributed over the tropical and temperate areas. It is a polyphagous pest attacking to various plant and causes the pain to the people doing outdoor work. So it is known for a hygienic pest to human being, especially the people doing outdoor activities. It can cause severe pain to human, even with just a bite. Of particular concern is the possibility of its settlement in this country, if it invade to the farmlands and/or forests of Jeju Island and southern part in Korea. It is listed as a regulated pest in Plant Quarantine Act of Korea. This ant is usually imported through a ship and early settled in the port area where it is already distributed. Recently its distribution is rapidly spreading into Southeast Asia and southern part of China. In Korea, it was detected the one time in 1990s, but was detected the ten times from 2000 to 2006 by an imported plant quarantine process. Therefore, we would like to provide some information on the species, including morphology, distribution, host plant, damaged symptom and its general bionomics, which will be useful data for plant quarantine process and control.

Tropical fire ant로 알려진 Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius)는 열대 및 온대지역에 분포하는 잡식성 개미로서, 식물에 피해를 주기도 하지만 야외활동을 하는 사람들이 물릴 경우 심하게 부어오르고 통증을 유발하는 위생해충으로 유명하며 우리나라에 침입 시 제주도 및 남부지방의 농경지 및 산림에 피해를 줄 것으로 예상되어 현재 식물방역법상 관리해충으로 지정된 종이다. 이 개미는 선박을 통하여 항구주위에서 먼저 정착하여 확산되고 있으며, 현재 동남아, 중국남부지역에서 급격히 확산되고 있다. 우리나라에서는 1990년대에는 수입식물검역 과정에서 검출실적이 1건이었으나 2000년부터 검출빈도가 증가추세에 있어 2006년도에는 7건이 검출되어 국내 침입이 우려되고 있다. 따라서, 동종에 대한 형태, 분포, 기주식물, 생태 등에 대한 자료를 정리하여 금후 수입식물검역시 참고하고 국내 침입시 조기 박멸하기 위한 자료로 이용하고자 한다.

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