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Starting this month, parts of the United States will usher in the largest "cicada disaster" in 221 years. This will be the only time since 1803. Trillions of North American "cyclical cicadas" of "13-year-old" and "17-year-old cicadas" come out of the ground and engage in unusually noisy singing and mating activities. The appearance of two groups of cicadas together is called "Cicada-geddon"
And this year, the thirteen-year-old cicada and the seventeen-year-old cicada will appear at the same time, and the number is unprecedented in previous generations. Experts predict that at least 1 million birds will emerge per acre in some areas this year.
Cicadas are one of the loudest insects in the world, with cicadas singing up to 70 decibels in the woods. Its cry will irritate your eardrums as much as a car honking its horn in front of you. The cicada disaster is coming, and the noise pollution caused by the trillions of cicadas will also be a big impact.
Cicadas are often seen as pests and diseases of garden plants, spending most of their lives underground, surviving on the sap from tree roots. Adults continue to gnaw on branches and destroy native plants after they reach the tree. When large numbers occur, perforations are drilled everywhere to lay eggs, causing devastating damage to trees, causing losses of millions of dollars.
Biopesticide is a green pesticide that uses natural substances such as microorganisms, plant extracts, and insect hormones to prevent and control pests and diseases. Compared with chemical pesticides, biopesticides are less resistant and have no toxic side effects on the environment and human health, so they are favored.
In the event of a cicada disaster, biopesticides can be an environmentally friendly option. In response to cicada disasters, biopesticides can reduce the harm to plants by interfering with the life cycle of cicadas or using natural enemies to control the number of cicadas. At the same time, biopesticides can also help farmers protect crops, reduce dependence on chemical pesticides, and ensure the safety of agricultural products.
The U.S. biopesticide market share is the world's No. 1
According to the prospectus issued by Chengdu New Chaoyang in July 2020, the U.S. biopesticide market ranks first in the global biopesticide market, accounting for one-third of the total global market, and microbial products dominate the U.S. with two-thirds of the market share. The details are shown in the figure below:
The mainland policy strongly supports biopesticides
On February 6, 2020, the Ministry of Rural Agriculture issued the "2020 Planting Industry Work Points", which emphasized the core points of the pesticide industry, including ensuring that the utilization rate of pesticides increased by more than 40%. Other key points of work include the development of standards for existing pesticide residues, the preparation of pesticide development plans, the issuance of recycling methods for pesticide packaging waste, and the opening of "green channels for approval" for biological pesticides and highly toxic pesticide substitutes.
China's biopesticide market has great potential
Since 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has promulgated policies related to zero growth in the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has also launched an action to replace chemical pesticides with high-efficiency and low-risk pesticides, and as of 2020, more than 90% of high-efficiency and low-risk pesticides have been used. According to the 14th Five-Year Plan, the pesticide utilization rate of rice, wheat and corn is expected to increase from 40.6% in 2020 to 43% in 2025. It is expected that with the support of policies, China's biopesticide market has great potential.
Zhou Puguo, president of the China Pesticide Development and Application Association, believes that the mainland biopesticide industry is entering a stage of rapid development. The industry has a foundation, broad market prospects, and strong policy support, and these favorable factors will promote biopesticide enterprises to usher in good development and improvement space. The "spring" of the biopesticide industry is coming.
The research report released by Donghai Securities pointed out that in the global pesticide market, the market share of biological pesticides is relatively low, but in recent years, the number of products, the number of registrations and the amount of use have shown an upward trend. Driven by the national pesticide reduction and efficiency increase policy, the market share of biopesticides is expected to further increase.
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