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International Islamic Azad University, Qeshm Branch, Qeshm, Iran
Abstract
Aims: The purpose of present article is to identify and study faunistic aspects of biter ants living across the islands of Abu Musa, Qeshm, Kish, Hormuz, Hangam and Larak. This study was done because of multiple accounts on the bite of aforementioned ants as well.
Methods: It is a descriptive cross-sectional research in which fire ants were sampled by three methods: 1- directs 2- Focus 3- using the pit traps. The research was conducted from the Spring to Autumn of 1390.
Results: During the study a total of 1718 ant specimens were collected from two islands in terms of identification keys of Medical Entomology Laboratory of University of Ulm along with the Museum of Tehran University of Medical Sciences Then they were identified as species of Pachycondyla sennaarensis.
Conclusion: Although the effects of ant bites are not dangerous and do not lead to shock and death, they can cause pain, itch, and too much irritation and can cause discomfort. Thus, prevention and control measures as to these ants should be taken. Besides, the ecology and the environmental behavior of such sanitary species should be subject of additional research.
zarei, A., Rafinejad, J., Paknia, O., Zarei, F., Sorudi Golestani, A., & Jafari, F. (2022). An environmental report on the fire-ant species (biter) of Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Qeshm, Kish, Hormuz, Hangam and lark in 1391. Journal of Military Medicine, 15(3), 219-223.
MLA
Abolfazl zarei; Javad Rafinejad; Omid Paknia; Fatemeh Zarei; Ali Sorudi Golestani; Farzaneh Jafari. "An environmental report on the fire-ant species (biter) of Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Qeshm, Kish, Hormuz, Hangam and lark in 1391". Journal of Military Medicine, 15, 3, 2022, 219-223.
HARVARD
zarei, A., Rafinejad, J., Paknia, O., Zarei, F., Sorudi Golestani, A., Jafari, F. (2022). 'An environmental report on the fire-ant species (biter) of Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Qeshm, Kish, Hormuz, Hangam and lark in 1391', Journal of Military Medicine, 15(3), pp. 219-223.
VANCOUVER
zarei, A., Rafinejad, J., Paknia, O., Zarei, F., Sorudi Golestani, A., Jafari, F. An environmental report on the fire-ant species (biter) of Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Qeshm, Kish, Hormuz, Hangam and lark in 1391. Journal of Military Medicine, 2022; 15(3): 219-223.
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