According to the monitoring results of the grassland early warning and monitoring system in Baotou City, due to the impact of drought and high temperature, a more serious grassland locust disaster occurred in the grassland of Baotou City in 2017, and the degree of grassland locust damage was slightly heavier than in previous years.
As of June 26, the city's grassland locust hazard area reached 2.51 million mu, and the serious harm area was 1.7 million mu. Among them: Damaoqi grassland locust hazard area of 1.5 million mu, serious harm area of 1.2 million mu, locust occurrence area for Xilamuren town, Dalhan Sumu grassland and agricultural and animal husbandry staggered belt, the average density of insect population 30 head / m2, the highest up to 45 head / m2, locust species to white edge scab locust, hairy foot stick horn locust, Asian car locust, etc., Guyang County all 6 towns have occurred to varying degrees of grassland locusts, harm area of 950,000 mu, serious harm area of 470,000 mu, the average density of insect mouth 27 heads / m2, The local area is as high as 42 heads/m2, and the locust species are mainly white-sided scab locusts and hair-footed stick locusts; the grassland locust disaster in Jiuyuan District has an area of 30,000 mu and a serious harm area of 10,000 mu, and the occurrence area is Agaru Taisumu; the grassland locust disaster in Shiquan District has an area of 30,000 mu and a serious harm area of 20,000 mu, and the occurrence area is Jikuluntu Sumu.
Affected by H7N9 avian influenza, this year's grassland locust control in Baotou City will be carried out by a combination of aircraft and large machinery, with a planned prevention and control area of 1.73 million mu, and the prevention and control of chickens will be moderately carried out in the later stage according to the epidemic situation of avian influenza. Among them: Damao Banner plans to prevent and control 1.2 million mu, aircraft control 750,000 mu, large machinery prevention and control 450,000 mu; Guyang County plans to prevent and control 450,000 mu, large machinery prevention and control 350,000 mu, artificial machinery prevention and control 120,000 mu; Jiuyuan District plans to prevent and control 50,000 mu, using large machinery prevention and control; Shiquan District plans to prevent and control 30,000 mu, using artificial machinery prevention and control. The city's existing grassland locust control and storage of 3 tons of drugs, 11 large spraying machinery, 5 power machinery, are in good operating condition. The control of locust aircraft in the Grassland of Damao Banner is expected to begin within this week, and the prevention and control work in other Qixian districts will also be carried out one after another.
Grassland departments at all levels in Baotou City will continue to closely monitor the occurrence and development of grassland locusts, and actively take effective measures to carry out prevention and control work in a timely manner in accordance with the arrangements and deployments of the Baotou Municipal Government and higher-level business departments.