📋 Tender Overview
On October 10, the Planting Management Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center held the 24 National Red Fire Ant Prevention and Control Site Meeting in Yunxiao County, Fujian Province, to observe the site of joint prevention and control of red fire ants and unified prevention and control, summarize and exchange experience in monitoring and control, analyze the prevention and control situation, and mobilize and arrange autumn and winter red fire ant prevention and control actions.
The meeting believed that with the support of the central financial prevention and control subsidy funds, agricultural and rural departments at all levels will take red fire ants as a major matter to prevent invasive alien pests, and organize plant protection and plant inspection institutions to vigorously promote joint prevention and control and unified prevention and control, and have achieved initial results.
First, the spread of the virus has slowed down. After continuous interception and prevention and control, there has been no increase in new provinces since 2021, and the number of new counties in the epidemic has also decreased significantly. The second is the reduction of the occurrence area. In 2022, the occurrence area of red fire ants in China will decrease by 10,5 mu, which is the first time in the past ten years that there will be a decline inflection point. Third, the degree of occurrence has been reduced. At present, the average live ant nest density per mu is less than 86 accounts for more than 30%, and the reoccurrence area of ant nest density greater than 0 accounts for only 3.74%, a decrease of <> percentage points from the historical peak.
The meeting pointed out that red fire ants are plant quarantine pests in China's agriculture and forestry, and they are also recognized as the 12 most dangerous invasive species in the world. According to the survey of the National Agricultural Plant Epidemic Monitoring Network, 642.623 million mu is still occurring in <> counties in <> provinces in southern China. According to the analysis of experts, red fire ants have been colonized in China for nearly <> years, with a large area base, and a high risk of spreading with the transfer of seedlings and lawns, and the situation of quarantine supervision and interception prevention and control is still relatively severe.
The meeting required that agricultural and rural departments at all levels should fully understand the long-term and arduous nature of red fire ant prevention and control, gather strength, gather resources, and continue to do a good job in quarantine supervision and prevention and control. First, we must strengthen departmental coordination. We will continue to strengthen inter-departmental coordination and joint prevention, make good use of the central government's subsidy funds for prevention and control, and vigorously promote joint prevention and control of red fire ants in autumn and winter, so as to further reduce the harm caused by red fire ants. Second, we must strengthen comprehensive management. Strengthen the monitoring, early warning and risk assessment of red fire ants, adhere to zonal governance and classified policies, eradicate and strictly control the colonization and spread of spot occurrence areas, and jointly prevent and control contiguous occurrence areas, and gradually reduce the density of ant nests. Third, we must strengthen quarantine supervision.
Implement the responsibilities of green seedlings, lawns and other related production and operation enterprises, strengthen the coordination between the transfer and transfer in, and strictly supervise the quarantine and transportation quarantine of the place of origin. Fourth, we must strengthen publicity and guidance. Make full use of various forms to widely publicize the severity of the spread of red fire ants and the necessity of prevention and control, popularize prevention and control knowledge and skills, and create a good atmosphere for autumn and winter prevention and control actions.
