Fireflies are actually a pest, and there is a folk magic trick in the countryside to deal with it.
The firefly also has a name, called Huang Shou Gua, which is a small yellow insect that can fly. They specialize in eating all kinds of young melon leaves, melons, cucumbers, loofahs, pumpkins do not refuse.
The main pest of melon crops in the seedling stage is the firefly, as long as there is a firefly flying, it will attract many, and it will not take long to chew the melon leaves like fishing nets.
In the long period of productive labor, the clever peasants found that there was something that fireflies were afraid of, and as long as they sprinkled them on melon seedlings, they would avoid it
This artifact against fireflies is dry lime, when there is dew in the morning, sprinkle a layer of dry lime on the melon seedlings, and the fireflies will look at the wind and flee, and if they have no time to escape, they will be gone after a few struggles. #Talk about rural folk remedies#
Note that when there is water or dew on the melon leaves, you can sprinkle lime, so that the lime will stick to the melon leaves, otherwise there will be a wind and grass, and the lime will fall. #Agricultural Technology Science Contest Season 2#
Lime can also kill bacteria and eliminate d, melon seedlings after sprinkling lime, there are few germ hazards. Not only can it scare away fireflies, but other pests do not dare to patronize, and there is no residue of medicine. #新农人创作大赛 #
