Venomous fire ants found in Port of Nagoya in Japan

The presence of fire ants, a venomous and highly invasive species native to South America, has been confirmed at the Port of Nagoya in central Japan, the Aichi prefectural government said Friday.It is the third such confirmation in Japan, after the ants were found for the first time at a port in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo earlier in June, according to the Environment Ministry.The Aichi prefectural government also said the cargo ship carrying a container with the red fire ants had made port calls in Tokyo and Yokohama last week.Environment Minister Koichi Yamamoto said the ministr…READ FULL ARTICLE