Que Phong is battling an ant infestation.
In recent years, the problem of black ants crawling into homes, schools, classrooms, and nesting in bookshelves, wardrobes, and electronic devices has caused great frustration among residents in Que Phong district. Despite trying various methods of control and extermination, such as buying insecticides, sprays, burning, and pouring oil into the nests, nothing has worked.
(Baonghean)In recent years, the problem of black ants crawling into homes, schools, classrooms, and nesting in bookshelves, wardrobes, and electronic devices has caused great frustration among residents in Que Phong district. Despite trying various methods of control and extermination, such as buying insecticides, sprays, burning, and pouring oil into the nests, nothing has worked.
At Kim Son Town Kindergarten, hygiene is always maintained, but for nearly two months now, ants have appeared in all the classrooms, nesting in the children's belongings and toys. On normal school days, the teachers can only sweep the ants out to kill them, and only use insecticide on holidays, fearing it would affect hygiene and the children's health.
If you kill them in the morning, they reappear in the afternoon. If you discard the insecticide in the evening, the ants die, but the next morning they're crawling all over the yard and house again. These black ants mainly live on trees with wide canopies and plenty of shade. Their bites are very painful, causing itching and burning sensations when they crawl on your skin. Furthermore, if they get in your eyes, it will be very painful and stinging due to the fluid they secrete.
Put ant killer in the classroom.
Since the beginning of summer, the number of ant infestations in homes has been increasing, with ants practically everywhere. Despite trying various methods of extermination and prevention, people are still unable to get rid of the ants.
Ms. Tran Thi Thu, a resident of Block 5, Kim Son Town, expressed her frustration: “Two years ago, we also saw ants entering our house, but only in small numbers. For almost a year now, ants have been entering our house, gathering in clumps in the corners of the house and kitchen. Our family has used powdered and sprayed insecticides to kill the ants, but if we stop in the morning, they reappear in the afternoon… Each month, our family uses about 15-20 packets of insecticide, costing nearly 100,000 VND per month. We need the authorities to come up with a thorough solution that does not affect our health!”
Ants are building nests in children's toys.
Thu's family, like many others, is facing the situation where they've lost money but the ants won't leave.
The people urgently need the attention and intervention of relevant authorities to completely eradicate this black ant infestation!
Text and photos: Khac Quang (Que Phong Radio Station)
