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Recently, RIFA (Solenopsis invicta) was detected six times during 2017 to 2018 in port area, Korea. They were discovered by plant quarantine inspectors and disinfected by government control team including Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency, Rural Development Agency, the Ministry of Environment and theMinistryofOceansandFisheries, etc. However, RIFA colony invasion possiblity is increasing according to world trading of commodities. If RIFA would invade in to forest area, it will attack on small animals(insects, frogs and so on) and threaten to forest Biodiversity.