A dead fire ant was found in Osaka Prefecture, the Environment Ministry has said.
A dead fire ant was found in Osaka Prefecture, the Environment Ministry has said.
This was the first discovery of the venomous insect in Japan this year. According to the ministry, the dead red imported fire ant was found inside a television set container box at a private residence in the city of Yao of the western Japan prefecture. No one was hurt. The box was exported from China in early April and arrived at Osaka Port in the middle of the month.
