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(Message started by: Webcreeper on Apr 9^th, 2005, 3:38pm)

Title: Red Imported Fire Ants at Long Valley¡@Üñì¤]¦³¬õ¤õÃÆ
Post by Webcreeper on Apr 9^th, 2005, 3:38pm

Below is a message from Dr Billy Hau, Assistant Professor,
Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, University of Hong Kong

I went bird watching at Long Valley yesterday and got the oriental Pratincole (see attahed). Unfortunately, I also came across a lot of active fire ant mounds. This time, not only from along the maintenance road of the drainage channel but inside the crop field of Long Valley along the mud bunds. The mound concentration is higher towards the maintenance road but I have also seen some farther away, actually, next to the bandoned wetland where the snipes nest and forage.

This is a case of concern as the fire ant is known to attack ground nesting birds overseas. I haven't got anything to collect samples but the mounds do look like those of the RIFA (though I cannot rule out the possibility that they are the tropical fire ants). I have informed AFCD and they will check and confirm.

Anyway, both species give nasty stink bites and bird watchers have to be particularly careful because if you step on a nest accidentally while you are watching a bird, you can get 100s of ants on your feet and it is not funny. I intend to post a message up at the HKBWS news group to warn the bird watchers but do not know how to do that. Can someone help?

Billy

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