Beautiful cover worms were found in residential areas, elm leaves were bitten into fishing nets, the sky was full of people and biting, and the property had been wiped out.
A beautiful cover worm was found in a residential area in Harbin, not very yellow and black, living on the elm tree, within a few days, the elm leaves became a "fishing net", and quite powerful, some residents were also bitten by it, after the identification of the garden staff, this is a pest, called elm green hair firefly, the property has been killed.
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"I have never seen this insect before, and this is the first time in our community that it has been plagued by insects, and at most it is flying all over the sky, and the residents who are cool under the trees are bitten by it without noticing." Mr. Zhao, who reflected the situation, said. His family lives in Building 937, No. 26 Boilerhead Road Street, Xiangfang District, which used to be the factory family area. There are two or three large elm trees in front of the dormitory building, and recently there has been a pest infestation, they feed on elm leaves, and the leaves have been bitten into large holes and small eyes.
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On the 10th, the reporter came to the scene of the insect infestation, and could see a row of large elm trees in front of the dormitory building, many leaves were bitten out of small holes, and serious leaves were bitten into fishing nets, leaving only leaf veins connected. However, the on-site reporters did not find the pests that destroyed the leaves, and the residents told reporters that the property was eliminated in time and the pests had been eliminated.
The reporter got in touch with the person in charge of the Starlight Branch of Zhizhong Property. According to reports, the pest that destroys the leaves has been identified as elm green hair firefly beetle. This pest mainly occurs in Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other places, mainly harming elm trees, adults, larvae eat leaves, and when severe, the leaves are gnawed out, resulting in early leaf fall, affecting the growth of wood in the year. Leaf beetles in the community are mainly adults, because the elm leaves are relatively sweet, so they prefer elm leaves.
According to reports, the Xiangfang District Garden Management Office handed over the transfer notice to the property on the 9th, and the property staff immediately carried out the elimination on the same day. The person in charge of the property said: "After the killing, the pests can no longer be seen on the elm trees, and in a few days the property will organize personnel to review and prevent the recurrence of insect pests." ”
Garden experts say that the killing is timely, and the pests have not affected the growth of trees.
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