{"id":916,"date":"2018-04-17T06:47:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T06:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/termirepel.com\/blog\/?p=916"},"modified":"2018-04-25T11:32:55","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T11:32:55","slug":"red-ants-menace-in-train-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.termirepel.com\/blog\/red-ants-menace-in-train-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Red ants menace in Train."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Ants have colonized almost every landmass on\u00a0Earth. The only places lacking\u00a0indigenous\u00a0ants are\u00a0Antarctica\u00a0and a few remote or inhospitable islands. Ants thrive in most ecosystems and may form 15\u201325% of the\u00a0terrestrial animal\u00a0biomass. Their success in so many environments has been attributed to their social organization and their ability to modify habitats, tap resources, and defend themselves. Their long\u00a0co-evolution\u00a0with other species has led to\u00a0mimetic,\u00a0commensal,\u00a0parasitic, and\u00a0mutualistic\u00a0relationships.<\/p>\n

Over here we discuss the problem caused by Red ants also known as Fire ants. The fire ant\u00a0is the\u00a0common name\u00a0for several species of ants in the\u00a0genus\u00a0Solenopsis. They are, however, only a minority in the genus, which includes over 200 species of\u00a0Solenopsis\u00a0worldwide.\u00a0Solenopsis\u00a0are\u00a0stinging\u00a0ants\u00a0and most of their common names reflect this, for example,\u00a0ginger ants\u00a0and\u00a0tropical fire ants. Many species also are called\u00a0red ants\u00a0because of their light brown color, though species of ants in many other genera are similarly named for similar reasons. Examples include\u00a0Myrmica rubra\u00a0and\u00a0Pogonomyrmex barbatus.<\/p>\n

The bodies of mature fire ants, like the bodies of all typical\u00a0mature insects, are divided into three sections: the\u00a0head, the\u00a0thorax, and the\u00a0abdomen, with three pairs of\u00a0legs\u00a0and a pair of\u00a0antennae. Fire ants of those species invasive in the United States can be distinguished from other ants locally present, by their copper brown head and body with a darker abdomen. The worker ants are blackish to reddish, and their size varies from 2 to 6\u00a0mm (0.079 to 0.236\u00a0in). In an established nest, these different sizes of ants are present at the same time.<\/p>\n

A typical fire\u00a0ant colony\u00a0produces large mounds in open areas and feeds mostly on young plants and seeds. Fire ants often attack small animals and can kill them. Unlike many other\u00a0ants, which bite and then spray\u00a0acid\u00a0on the wound, fire ants bite only to get a grip and then sting (from the abdomen) and inject a toxic\u00a0alkaloid\u00a0venom\u00a0called\u00a0Solenopsin, a compound from the class of\u00a0piperidines. For humans, this is a painful sting, a sensation similar to what one feels when burned by\u00a0fire\u00a0and the after-effects of the sting can be deadly to sensitive people. Fire ants are more aggressive than most native species and so have pushed many species away from their local habitat\u00a0These ants are renowned for their ability to survive extreme conditions. They do not hibernate, but can survive cold conditions, although this is costly to fire ant populations as observed during several winters, where 80 to 90% of colonies died due to several consecutive days of extremely low temperatures.<\/p>\n

Fire ants nest in the\u00a0soil, often near moist areas, such as\u00a0river banks,\u00a0pond\u00a0shores, watered\u00a0lawns, and\u00a0highway\u00a0shoulders. Usually, the nest will not be visible, as it will be built under objects such as\u00a0timber,\u00a0logs,\u00a0rocks, pillars or\u00a0bricks. If there is no cover for nesting,\u00a0dome-shaped mounds will be constructed, but these are usually only found in open spaces, such as\u00a0fields,\u00a0parks, and lawns. These mounds can reach heights of 40\u00a0cm (16\u00a0in) but can be even higher on heavier soils, standing at 1.0m in height and 1.5m in diameter. Colonies are founded by small groups of queens or single queens. Even if only one queen survives, within a month or so, the colony can expand to thousands of individuals. Some colonies may be\u00a0polygynous\u00a0(having multiple queens per nest). These ants thrive on wood, fruits or any consumable product. Thermoplastics materials have always attracted ants and insects. The plasticizers usually have a bright color. They also have aromatic odors of polymers which attract ants and insects. Thus ants and insect confuse it for the food This makes them nibble on the plastic thus damaging it and causing huge economic loss.<\/p>\n

Below Articles is related to the loss caused by ants.<\/p>\n

Mumbai: Local train brakes failed due to red ants, probe\u00a0reveals\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Express News Service, Mumbai, November 19, 2015.<\/p>\n

Review of a brake fail in a local train on November 17 at Matunga on the Central Line has shown that the equipment malfunction could be caused by corrosion of the brake panel due to red ants.<\/p>\n

The local was sent to Kurla Car Shed for examination which showed that red ants inside the brake panel had damaged the cable wires, causing failure in application of brake.<\/p>\n

The motorman had switched to emergency brakes after he failed to stop the train in the regular way.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was 11.47 am at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and the local was from Kalyan. The problem occurred when the train reached Matunga station and the motorman failed to apply the brake,\u201d said a source from the Central Railway (CR). At Kurla Shed, the entire panel inside the motorman\u2019s cabin was opened which revealed crowding of red ants in all controls.<\/p>\n

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Our product works on the mechanism of repellency. It temporarily inhibits the mating cycle of the insects. The product impairs the ability of the insects to reproduce, that is the insects will not lay eggs or the laid eggs will be infertile. The product causes feeding disruption in an insect by triggering an unpleasant reaction within the insect which might try to feed on the application. The product temporarily blocks the reproduction system of the insects by hindering the release of the vital hormones for growth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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