Brachyponera chinensis explained

Brachyponera chinensis, the Asian needle ant, is a ponerine ant native to areas of Japan and Asia.[1] The species can also be found in the United States,[2] where it is an adventive and possibly invasive species.[3] It is documented from Georgia, Kentucky,[4] North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia, though unpublished records place it in Alabama and Tennessee.[5] Sightings have been confirmed as far north as Maryland.[6] The pest species is of growing concern due to ecological impacts on biodiversity[7] and medical risks to human health, via sting-induced anaphylaxis.[1] It prefers nesting in dark, damp areas in soil beneath stones, logs, stumps, and debris.[5]

The Asian needle ant and the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) have been battling for territory in the U.S.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Mark P. Nelder . Eric S. Paysen . Patricia A. Zungoli . Eric P. Benson . amp . Emergence of the introduced ant Pachycondyla chinensis (Formicidae: Ponerinae) as a public health threat in the southeastern United States . . 2006 . 43 . 5 . 1094–1098 . 17017251 . 10.1603/0022-2585(2006)43[1094:EOTIAP]2.0.CO;2. 45139795 .
  2. Web site: Joe MacGown . Ants (Formicidae) of the southeastern United States . . 18 April 2011.
  3. Regional-scale environmental resistance to non-native ant invasion. 10.1007/s10530-019-02133-3. 2020. Warren. R. J.. Candeias. M.. Lafferty. A.. Chick. L. D.. Biological Invasions. 22. 2. 813–825. 207991136.
  4. News: Pratt. Katie. June 10, 2020. New stinging ant species could cause problems for Kentuckians. UKNow. June 30, 2020.
  5. Web site: Pat Zungoli . Asian needle ant, Pachycondyla chinensis (Emery) . Household & Structural Urban Entomology . . 18 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110115054739/http://entweb.clemson.edu/urban/pachy.htm . 15 January 2011 .
  6. Web site: Maryland Biodiversity Project - Asian Needle Ant (Brachyponera chinensis). www.marylandbiodiversity.com. 2016-09-28.
  7. Benoit Guénard . Robert R. Dunn . amp . 2010 . A new (old), invasive ant in the hardwood forests of eastern North America and its potentially widespread impacts . . 5 . 7 . e11614 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0011614 . 20657769 . 2908120. 2010PLoSO...511614G . free .
  8. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=ants-misbehaving-argentine-asian-ants-battle-us-dominance Ants Misbehaving: Argentine and Asian Ants Battle for U.S. Dominance

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