For farmers, they all want crops to grow intact to maturity. Now that it has entered the Qingming Festival, the average daily temperature in most parts of the mainland has stabilized at more than 15 °C, and farmers have begun to sow spring corn one after another.
Every corn sowing season, when we walk in the field, we often hear the "bang bang" sound of the iron basin beating, which is not to remind people to come to see the show, but to drive away the birds in the field.
We all know that birds prey on pests and play a big role in maintaining the ecological balance. But with the protection of the environment, many places have been flooded with birds, every corn sowing season, farmers will always have a headache, because many birds will eat the corn seeds that have just been unearthed, resulting in the lack of corn seedlings and broken ridges, and the yield of corn will be seriously affected. For example, many farmers will place dummies in the field, but the effect is very small, so how to effectively drive away the birds in the field? Here are 5 tricks to teach you to effectively drive the birds out of the field.
1. Place "reflective ribbons" in the field to drive away birds
Birds are flying birds, and they are very afraid of glare during flight, and reflective ribbons have high reflective performance under sunlight, and can play an effective bird repellent effect by reflecting different colors of dazzling light rays.
In addition, the reflective ribbon will flutter with the wind when it is blown by the wind, which can expand the reflection range of the light, which can further improve the effect of repelling birds. It is important to note that birds are more sensitive to red and white light, so we can hang as many red and white reflective ribbons as possible.
Of course, if there are discarded CDs at home, then we can also hang them on bamboo poles or throw them away in the field, and the light reflected by the CDs can also have the effect of repelling birds.
2. Use bionic predators to drive birds
Like many birds are afraid of birds of prey, so we can use bionic predators to repel birds, such as hanging eagle-shaped kites or eagle-shaped balloons, eagle-shaped kites or eagle-shaped balloons have realistic shapes and can float in the wind, which can well simulate the scene of birds of prey hovering in the air. When birds see this scene, they instinctively think that birds of prey are nearby, thus deterring birds from causing harm to crops.
Although this method is environmentally friendly and effective, it has a big drawback, that is, some naughty children may destroy or steal these kites or balloons, so the lifespan of this method to drive away birds will be relatively short.
3. Place empty beer bottles in the fields to keep birds away
Birds are very sensitive to sound, they can hear sound waves in a much wider range than we humans, and some small noises may cause discomfort in birds, thus forcing birds to stay away from these abnormal sound areas.
We place empty beer bottles in the field, and when the wind blows through the mouth of the beer bottle, it makes a low sound that may not be obvious to us humans, but it does have a deterrent effect on birds. In addition, beer bottles reflect harsh light in sunlight, which can further increase the bird-repellent effect of beer bottles.
4. Insert feathers into the ground to repel birds
We can also insert feathers from chickens, ducks, and geese in the field, which is also a good way to drive away birds, birds have a strong vigilance against feathers, and if there are feathers scattered in the field, then some birds will mistakenly think that there are natural predators nearby, and the birds will leave because they are afraid.
This principle of bird repellency is based on the natural habits of birds and their vigilance against potential threats, which is a kind of behavior of "seeking advantages and avoiding harms". However, this method is also affected by weather conditions, the number of feathers and the distribution of feathers, and we can try it for some plots that are very harmful.
5. Place a "bird repellent" to drive birds
Bird repellents emit different sounds, such as bird of prey, firecrackers, and bird screams, which can frighten the birds and force them to stay away from farmland or orchards.
The sound of the bird repellent can be changed frequently, and the effect of this method to repel birds is very good. Of course, this method also has disadvantages, that is, the cost of use is relatively high, and the land in the countryside will not be too concentrated, so it can be said that the east is a piece of the west, so the cost of this method for farmland bird repellency will be relatively large, and we can give priority to orchard bird repellent.
In summary, in the process of planting corn, bird control is a very important part, the invasion of corn by birds will not only reduce the emergence rate of corn, but also lead to the lack of corn seedlings and broken ridges, we can use the above five methods to drive away birds.
However, we should not harm birds when driving birds, because birds are an important part of the ecosystem, and it is of great significance to maintain ecological balance.
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