On June 13, a large number of horses appeared in the front of building B18 in the Longtang Resettlement Area of Xianglong Street, and these horses chose to move under the shady car. Photo by Sheng Lei
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Red network Changsha County Station, June 14 (Xingsha Times reporter Sheng Lei) "There are a lot of insects crawling under the car, and it looks very disgusting. At about 11:00 a.m. yesterday, Mr. Li, who lives in the Longtang Resettlement Area of Xianglong Street, Changsha County, Hunan Province, called a reporter and said that a large number of black insects appeared in the community, and he did not know what species it was, whether it would sting people, and whether it was poisonous. After receiving the report, the reporter rushed to the scene to investigate.
Under a small black car next to the front fence of Building B18 in Longtang Resettlement Area, the reporter saw a large number of small black insects slowly squirming, these bugs are about 2 centimeters long, the body has many knots, and there are many feet in the abdomen. The reporter flicked them with small branches, and the insects immediately curled up into a ball.
Mr. Li told reporters that the bugs did not appear when he parked the car here in the morning, and when he went to drive near noon, he found that there were a large number of small worms crawling under the car, "The worms at the wheels were the most, stacked into a pile, and I was worried about the bugs crawling into the car, but I carefully checked and found that there was none." ”
After Mr. Li removed the car, the number of bugs visually measured by reporters was estimated to be tens of thousands. At this time, the little girl who passed by here was very curious to see the insects on the ground and wanted to look closer, but the mother next to her immediately pulled her away and frightened her that the insects were poisonous.
What is this bug called, and is it poisonous? The reporter then consulted the relevant experts of Hunan Agricultural University and learned that this bug is called Malu, and the experts explained its habits and matters that need attention.
Expert analysis
Malu, also known as millipedes, prefers shade and dampness, and generally lives on the surface of the lawn soil, under the soil block or in the soil cracks, and generally endangers the young roots, young seedlings and young stems and young leaves of the plant. Its breeding period is in May and June every year, these days the temperature is higher, the horse land activity is frequent, have crawled out of the nest, "may be the bottom of the car is relatively cool, has become the main activity area of the horse land." ”
Expert reminder
Although Ma Lu does not sting people, but there are odorous glands on the body nodes, it will secrete a venom, the smell is unpleasant, and people with allergies will cause allergic reactions such as redness, swelling, itching and so on after direct contact. Therefore, it is recommended that the public not touch these horses, so as not to cause unnecessary harm. At the same time, if there is too much malu, the community can arrange for staff to spray insecticide and then clean up.