Summary: Why does the annunciation bird, the magpie, cause farmers a headache?
Magpie is one of the birds that many friends like, because magpies are considered to represent auspiciousness in the folk, and if you meet a small magpie on the side of the road when you are a child, you will be happy for a long time, and you feel that you can definitely encounter some good things on this day. But why do small magpies give many farmers a headache?
Why do magpies give people a headache?
Magpies belong to the crow family, magpies are more bold, we can often see in our lives, they are mostly active in the places where humans live. Magpies can often be seen in pairs, most of which build their nests on large trees.
Magpies will be hated by some farmers in fact, there is a reason, this still has to start from the magpie's eating habits, magpies' eating habits are very mixed, usually we can often see magpies will look for food in parks, farmland and other places. Magpie menu is very complex, small ants, locusts, scarab beetles, flies, mosquitoes, etc. These small insects, the big ones will also eat chickens, snakes, eggs, bird eggs, etc. In addition to eating these insects and small animals, magpies will also eat various foods, such as corn, rice, soybeans, etc., and will also eat fruits, such as apples, watermelons, etc. In this way, it seems that the little magpie is indeed eating very miscellaneous.
Judging from the magpie's "menu", the magpie is a bird that is sometimes beneficial to humans and sometimes harmful. However, according to relevant data, 80% of the magpies' food during the year is mainly insects, and the vast majority of these insects are harmful pests to crops, and only about 15% of the food is cereals. In this way, magpies are still relatively harmful birds.
But why is the harm of magpies magnified at present? This is mainly because magpies belong to the "three protected animals" in China, that is to say, magpies cannot be caught at will, plus people have always regarded magpies as auspicious birds, so they generally do not harm magpies, so the number of magpies continues to grow. After the number is large, there will be problems, small magpies will often be active in groups of three or five, coupled with a lively temperament and not afraid of humans, so it will cause the destruction ability of magpies in some areas to rise, and magpies often destroy crops. Some friends even said that their chicks were caught by magpies, and some friends' watermelons were pecked by magpies. This has also led to a decline in people's liking for magpies.
How can magpies be prevented from destroying crops?
In areas with more magpies, some artificial measures can be taken to drive birds, because magpies are protected animals and cannot harm them, so they can only choose the method of artificial expulsion. Sound can be used to drive, such as using a tape recorder to play out the pre-recorded firecracker sounds, knocking sounds, etc. in a loop. You can also put some scarecrows, ribbons, etc. in the orchard. But be sure to be careful not to hurt the magpies.
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