There are three enemies of rice, or in other words, there are only three main enemies of many crops.
One is Uncle Locust. This guy is a real uncle. He is the uncle of all agricultural civilizations.
Because he was too difficult to deal with, he actually became a god in the end. Can you believe it? The Locust God is a very famous guy. Of course, his gang of subordinates are the main pests that are killed every year and survive every year. After three or five years, they come back to fight against the autumn wind. In the end, they are brought to the dinner table by people who are itchy with hatred.
The second type is "芊芊". Of course, this is a general term, referring to those insects that like to lie dormant in the ground and eat the roots of crops. Of course, the eggs of these guys have been burned clean. With new farming methods, more With the violent flames plowing the ground last year, the worms basically have no idea what to do this year.
The third type is "borer".
Many people may not have heard of the borer individually, but what about the borer?
It’s just this little thing.
The sentence in "The Book of Songs" that "a borer has a son, the dragonfly wins and loses" should be studied in middle school textbooks. In ancient times, people believed that the larvae of the borer could not give birth to children because of its thin waist, so they adopted the larvae as their adopted sons. Therefore, they even wrote poems praising it. In fact...
And it was precisely because of this strange misunderstanding that Chu Ying became Bo Chan's father and was called Bo Chan, while Bo Chan became "Bo Chan's son".
It’s so embarrassing to be a generation older!
Of course, from the perspective of entomology and natural science, Xi Ying is indeed the father of the borer. This guy is one of the borer's natural enemies! And it's the kind that can be beaten!
There are two groups of reinforcements invited by Yu Zai. One is a group of frogs. After all, these guys stare at the sundial every day, and every night they start singing high notes, croaking, croaking, croaking (rising) - singing endlessly, no matter how you say it, they are the same as that. Only the falcon has a chorus relationship.
The frogs responded to Yuzai's invitation with a croak.
Ah, actually if you don’t come to us, we will go to your tribe to eat bugs.
After all, bugs like to go to crowded places, especially mosquitoes.
As for the second wave of reinforcements, it was the little beetle that Yu Zai found on the edge of the salt field the day before yesterday.
In short, after a series of "negotiations", Fe Ying's goodwill was brought back to the group of these guys. So, on the day when Sun Zai came to see Uncle Xi, the mighty swarm came from nowhere in the forest. Got out.
This wave, this wave directly abuses the spring!
And this negotiation process is actually very interesting.
Yu Zai just showed goodwill to the little dragonfly. The final negotiation and invitation were actually conducted by "Shan Bo".
As a plant, Shanbo expressed that he adheres to the ideological policy of a piece of farmland, intensifies the attack on pests, reduces crop losses, increases food production, and forms a win-win situation between Chifang and the insect swarm...
Well, Shan Bo just said, I have done so many things for you, can you let me go?
This has been closed for two months!
Although Shan Bo already knew the dangers of society, and he once thought of letting the world feel a bag of rice when he was young, but now, the two long months have erased his edges and corners. If the two largest stems were not still there, Shan Bo would still be there. Bo felt that if he didn't do something, he would probably be "chopped off" next time.
It's so pitiful that Shan Bo said that he just wanted to steal some food, how could he end up in this situation!
Yu Zai spent a whole day tinkering and made some strange shelves with thin reed poles hanging from the bottom.
Your friend, Shanhai Beekeeper, is now online. Please note that this kind of beekeeper cannot make honey. It is specially created to let most Mr. Bugs who like to eat grains feel the pain of a bag of rice.
Dayi had already brought Uncle Xi and Ruzai to meet. Uncle Xi watched all this with great interest, and saw the basket that was brought out on Ruzai's back, in which lay a Polygonum multiflorum that had lost its dream.
"Interesting, you said this kind of bug can eat those pests that eat grains?"
Uncle Xi asked: "You can eat locusts, locusts, and borers?"
Yu Zai: "As long as they dare to show their heads, they can eat them."
The army of frogs is on the other side, and the army of midges is on the other side. The two reinforcements do not interfere with each other, but the pests in the fields may be severely overturned.
"To kill an enemy, you have to nip the opponent in the bud. Killing insects is not much easier than fighting a war."
After finishing the shelf, he said to Uncle Xi: "Mr. Yang Ji, you also live in the south. You should know that humans and animals are enemies that can be seen clearly, but insects, they hide In an inconspicuous corner, I will give you a toss from time to time. It is easy to hide from open guns, but difficult to guard against hidden arrows. This kind of enemy is the most troublesome."
After Uncle Xi heard this, he hesitated slightly. He felt that there was a profound meaning in Su Zai's words.
Does it mean that among the human race and within the tribe, there are also such hidden pests?
It's also interesting. After all, people have different ideas. Everyone has their own calculations. So who are the pests in the Central Plains have already been determined.
“Pest control in the fields is necessary.”
There was no need to plow the land today, and the woodcutters also stopped. In short, those who had work stopped working, and those who had no work went directly to the edge of the fields.
Everyone was bustling and gathering, sitting on the ridges of the fields or on the ground.
Dayi, wearing a Gutou hat, sat in the last row with Uncle Xi, which was also the edge of the highest field ridge.
"Today I am gathering everyone to educate you about the upcoming solar terms."
Ruanzai was carrying a basket and took out a brass ax to show his solemnity. Tieniu tried to eat the brass ax, but was quickly stopped by the old patriarch.
"The summer solstice is coming! Everyone must be familiar with the summer solstice! During the Yellow Emperor's reign, the calendar was revised, and spring, summer, autumn and winter were already mentioned. During the Emperor Ku's reign, the three stages of the summer solstice were determined. During the reign of Emperor Xun, the Four Seasons Calendar was revised and added, and some were deleted. reduce."
"Everyone who has lived in the Central Plains before knows that silverfish are likely to breed in watery and humid places. It is rainy in the south, the earth is humid, the temperature is high, and the weather is unpredictable. Every summer solstice is not only a period for grains to grow vigorously, but also a period of vigorous growth. , those bugs are also ready to move."
"Today, I mainly tell everyone to be careful about water. When I came to Nanqiu, I already asked you to fill the water in clay pots and boil it before drinking. There are also many bugs in the water in the south, especially the water in Daze. Although we have wells now, it is better to boil the water and never drink raw water."
There is schistosomiasis in the south, and Yu Zai has not seen anyone infected with this disease yet. But the last time a calf died of the disease, Yu Zai understood that the disease still exists, but the human race in Shanhai has strong bodies and strong body and blood. , are not easily eroded by diseases, and the power of diseases does not seem to have improved much...
Although it is a bit confusing, it is undoubtedly a good thing, and Yu Zai is not sure whether the diseases in this world are really caused by "bacteria" and "viruses"?
In ancient times, people believed that diseases were caused by a kind of "Qi".
Yuzai had an idea, maybe the way bacteria and viruses exist in the mountains and seas has become this kind of "Qi", which should be called "epidemic Qi". This may be the reason why the disease has not been overly strengthened, only a little bit. , because Qi may be judged by the divine power of mountains and seas as "not a separate living entity", but has become a "phenomenon".
If you look at it according to the traditional world view...
Yu Zai paused:
"As for manure, everyone has developed a habit and knows the benefits of composting, but public toilets (big pits) also need to be tidied up, as they are also breeding grounds for bugs."
"Frogs and midges, they will probably stay in our tribe for a long time to come..."
Yu Zai mainly mentions some special situations that will occur during the summer solstice, including possible rising water, heavy rain, subsidence, and lightning strikes. Of course, the most important thing is to popularize new crop control methods and prevent the breeding of infectious diseases. Chapter 1 If you are poor and have no white hair in a year, the countermeasures are naturally crude. You can only find a way to fundamentally prevent it, otherwise it will be very troublesome when it happens.
To this end, Yu Zai basically brought out all the knowledge about three-legged cats that she had learned at her grandma's house when she was a child.
Of course, there is one more thing, and that is the chickens, the main army of pest control.
The number of chickens has been increasing, because Akagata has more money now, and with the arrival of summer, there are more bugs in the ground, so there is no need to worry about the chickens having nothing to eat.
With enough food, wouldn't it be natural for family planning to be liberalized?
Yi listened and kept nodding. The more Uncle Xi listened, the more surprised he became. He took out a few slips and scratched them with his fingers a few times without using a knife, so words appeared on the slips.
Hmm....taking notes?
Yi glanced at it and Uncle Xi said: "Although a person is old, his eyesight is not blurred. He should be encouraged and learn from it again."
