Kokamiari, a small ant native to Central and South America, which is designated as a “specified alien species” that will have an effect on the ecosystem, was confirmed on the third of this month at a port in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, and the Ministry of the Environment strengthened its monitoring. doing. According to the Ministry of the Environment, that is the primary time that the invasion of “cocamier ants” into Japan has been confirmed.
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Specified Alien Species “Kokamiari” Confirmed First Domestic Invasion at Mizushima Port in Okayama Prefecture | NHK
