"Our frontline reporter reported that the Philippines is currently suffering from locust scourges. This is the worst locust plague in the past century and a disaster sweeping the world."
"Billions of young desert locusts are flying in from their breeding grounds in the east, looking for fresh vegetation that grows rapidly with seasonal rains. Millions of local people are at risk as the locusts arrive in overwhelming numbers. In the swarm, the struggle between man and locusts is often in vain.”
"When locusts pass by, local crop cultivation will face catastrophe. Currently, locust swarms have been discovered in Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Djibouti, Erit, Tanzania and Guangzhou."
"The current situation in East Philippines is extremely worrying. The current breeding conditions for locusts are good, which means that there may be a new wave of locust swarms next month, which is the beginning of the local crop harvest season."
"In addition to the Philippines, developing swarms of locusts have also appeared in the desert peninsula and surrounding countries. A group of newly molted and developing locusts appeared near the Persian Gulf. These countries are currently carrying out spring sowing, and the previous wave of locusts gathered in the south New insect swarms are increasing on the coast.”
"From the end of last year to March this year, with their astonishing migratory and reproductive abilities, hundreds of billions of locusts spread from the Philippines to desert areas, and even reached South Asia and entered Tianzhu, which once made China extremely nervous."
"In the past 100 years, locust plagues have risen to the level of plague six times. The longest one spread for 13 years, affecting an area of 29 million square kilometers and involving 58 countries and regions. This time, it is likely to be the worst in the new century. The worst insect plague ever.”
"Desert locusts mainly live in desert areas. Once there is no food around, they will migrate in groups, looking for new food while breeding in large numbers."
"The Global Food and Agriculture Organization recently issued a statement saying that given that nearly 20 million people in the affected countries in East Philippines are already facing severe food insecurity, if the locust plague cannot be effectively contained, it will pose an unprecedented threat to regional food security and livelihoods, and may lead to the displacement of many people. Regional tensions are rising."
"If not controlled, the locust plague will last until August and will cause large-scale losses of crops, pastures and forests, worsen food and feed insecurity, and even cause a global food crisis."
CCTV news reports suddenly focused on the locust plague thousands of miles away, immediately attracting the attention of countless people.
Countless people reposted the relevant news like crazy. Even those who don’t watch Xinwen Broadcast knew that there was a locust plague in the Philippines.
The focus of people's attention is not on the Philippines, but on other countries.
Because the locust plague has spread from the Philippines to other places, the locust swarm has passed through the Persian Gulf and is rapidly heading towards Asia.
News reports show dense swarms of locusts, covering the sky and the sun, as well as forests and fields, creating a completely apocalyptic scene.
In the affected villages, some farmers banged metal pots, whistled or threw stones to drive away the locusts, but to no avail. In the end, they could only look at the locusts around them in frustration and gave up their struggle completely.
Such a picture undoubtedly brought great impact to people. After seeing it, netizens were discussing the matter crazily. Many people couldn't figure out where so many locusts came from.
Locusts basically lay eggs in soil with very low vegetation coverage. The drier the soil, the greater the number of eggs laid by locusts.
During the rainy season, locusts will hatch out of the soil in large numbers. Hundreds of thousands of locust eggs can hatch from one square meter of land.
The arid land of the Philippines has always been an excellent place for locusts to grow, but this time, too many locusts hatched and even formed groups, greatly increasing their harmful capabilities.
However, in the eyes of most Chinese people, locusts are nothing and will be eliminated soon. The dead locusts can also be used to feed chickens and ducks, or even become a delicacy.
"There is no need to worry. Locusts cannot come to China. Even if they do come, they are just a dish. When I was a child, I ate fried locusts. They were even more delicious!"
Netizens were discussing it confidently.
"Come here and eat as much as you like. I can't finish it. You can also give it to chickens and ducks. After eating, the eggs will be more delicious and nutritious."
"It's not like locust plagues have never happened in China, and every time they were eliminated quickly, we have to believe in the country and the people."
"Haha, I don't understand it at first glance. The solution in China is not to rely on chickens and ducks to eat locusts, but to prevent them and eat the larvae before the locusts mature. But now the scale of locusts is so large, how can there be any So many chickens and ducks? Even if we raise them now, it’s too late.”
"I don't understand. Don't those agricultural experts understand? I want you to tell me, haha!"
"Stop arguing. I heard that there is a trapping method that allows locusts to automatically get into the bag, and then they are directly crushed and dried to become poultry feed. It is high in protein and nutritious."
"This kind of method can only deal with small-scale locust plagues, and requires a lot of labor, high costs, and mediocre results. There is no way to deal with a large number of locust swarms. The speed you kill is not as fast as the locusts reproduce."
"This locust plague is in the tens of billions. How can we rely on artificial hunting to eliminate it?"
"Then we can kill it with pesticides, right?"
Pesticides are the most common way to kill pests.
After so many years of development, the types of pesticides are rich and the technology content is getting higher and higher. Killing locusts is certainly not a problem, but that is only when the number is small. When the number is large, the concentration of pesticides must be greatly increased.
Pesticides are chemicals and are very toxic. When the concentration increases, they will seriously pollute the air and cause ecological imbalance. Not only locusts, but other insects will also be killed, and even birds that feed on insects will be killed. Classes died in large numbers.
We are now in the 21st century, and governments of all countries attach great importance to environmental protection. The use of harsh pesticides will severely damage the ecological balance.
But when environmental protection conflicts with locust disasters, how to solve it?
Some people couldn't help but sigh: "Pesticides are indeed too toxic now. They are just killing insects. The pests are eliminated, and the beneficial insects also suffer. Scientists should develop some pesticides that are more environmentally friendly and less toxic."
"It would be great if there was such a pesticide. It would only kill locusts but not other beneficial insects. It would not cause environmental pollution. Even if birds eat the locust carcasses, it would be fine."
"If you want to be so beautiful, you must also be very beautiful."
"If it were so easy to develop this kind of pesticide, someone would have developed it long ago, and there would be no need for us to discuss it here."
"You may not know that locusts can also evolve and become resistant to pesticides. This applies to all pests, so pesticide research and development is not as simple as you think."
While netizens were having heated discussions, biological experts, agricultural experts, and pesticide experts from all over the world also gathered together to discuss how to deal with this major locust plague that has spread across the world.
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