Have you ever heard of the meadow moth? Its larvae, which feed mainly on maize and rice, are at the peak of the maize growth period when the grassland moth feeds on it.
Recently, Wangjiaying Village, Jiaokouyi Town, Luoyang County, found the harm of grassland night moth larvae, and after the emergency prevention and control was carried out on the same day, the county Agricultural and Rural Bureau immediately organized and held a meeting on the prevention and control of grassland night moth in Luoyang County.
The grass moth is also known as the autumn armyworm
It is an insect of the lepidopteran noctus family Officinalis
It is the global early warning of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
A major pest of migratory agriculture
Listed in the world's top ten plant pests "blacklist"
The pest eats a large amount
It mainly harms corn, rice, sugarcane, tobacco and other crops
And it is highly fertile and fights in groups
You can nibble away at a cornfield in one day
After nibbling, the team will move to the next piece of land
Hence the nickname "Autumn Marching Bug"
The Grass Moth is super capable of flying
Adults can fly up to 100 km a night
The mother moth can migrate up to 500 km before spawning
At present, it is in Jiaokouyi and Xujiaping Towns
Grassland nightcrawler larval infestations were found
Insects have a very strong tendency to spread
According to the technicians
The best control period for the grassland moth
It is the larval stage of 1-3 instars
The larger the age of the insect, the greater the difficulty of control
At the on-site training meeting, the technicians explained and trained the characteristics, identification, hazard symptoms, and control methods of the grassland moth
After the training, the mixing and mechanical operation of the prevention and control agents and the field spraying methods were demonstrated to the masses on the spot, and 50 kilograms of the prevention and control agents were distributed free of charge
Du Guiyuan, a villager in Wangjiaying Village: Only then did we know that there were worms inside, and the government also sent medicine to our hands, so we went back to check it out, and if there were worms inside, we had to treat them in time.
It is understood that since May, in order to do a good job in the monitoring and prevention and control of the grassland night moth, the county plant protection station has organized technical personnel to go deep into the field to carry out 22 investigations, 17 towns and 68 villages, 1230 acres of land to install traps, 50 sets of reserve prevention and control agents, 600 kg and distribute more than 2,000 copies of publicity materials.
Gou Yubin, director of the county plant protection station: In the next step, we will organize technical experts to carry out roving guidance services, strengthen the guidance of the work of various towns and streets, and technical personnel should go deep into the area of occurrence and guide the masses to carry out prevention and control work by means of squatting, packing pieces, and entering villages and households.
Source: Home in Luoyang