Chapter 235: Locusts

In the second palace of Haflon, Wang Tong was browsing the online news, and Hu Yunfei went out to deal with supervision and supervision matters.

The number of influenza deaths in Meiligan rose to 12,000 to 13,000 and 22 million to 23 million infections, with a fatality rate of less than 0.06%.

The number of new coronavirus infections in Middle-earth has generally declined, except in the places of origin. There are 59,841 confirmed cases, 16,067 suspected cases, 1,366 deaths, and 5,902 cured cases nationwide, with a fatality rate of 2.28% so far.

The original host of the new coronavirus is likely to be bats, and the intermediate host is likely to be pangolins, which are as much as 99% genetically similar.

As people's living conditions improve, people spare no effort in eating, drinking, and having fun. All kinds of wild animals, due to the precipitation of natural aura, are rarer than domestic animals, and their taste is better, and they are more grade and face-saving. The disease came from the mouth, and this time the foodies were covered with a black pot.

It's more likely to be pet ownership. There are too many pets in Middle-earth, estimated at more than 200 million. The time and frequency of contact between pets and people should exceed the contact between game meat and foodies.

In addition, the game has been processed by many processes such as high temperature, salt, seasoning, cooking, pickling, etc., and the virus has basically been eliminated and killed. The virus can only be infected by people who are captured, transported, sold, slaughtered, cooked, etc. Judging from the current data, I have not heard of how many chefs have been infected, which shows that the virus originated from the spread of wild meat, and the probability is not very high.

All kinds of wild pets, only you have never heard of, no one dare to raise! The current types of pets are, dogs, cats, rats, rabbits, fish, birds, turtles, snakes, spiders, lizards, crocodiles, monkeys, pigs, foxes, pines, mink, and so on.

Pet breeding from capture, transportation, sales, breeding, pet grooming, pet medical treatment, etc., and I don't know how many people to contact. Many people are reluctant to spend money, and they do not vaccinate, wear masks, or chain their pets at all, and have long-term contact with their pets all day long, eating and drinking together, and even sleeping together. It's all-weather, unguarded, and disregarding the safety of others. Whether it's contact time or degree of protection, pets outperform game. Therefore, the possibility of contracting the virus in contact with pets is greater than eating wild meat.

The rabies virus is carried by dogs, cats, bats and other pets, and often causes tragic disasters to humans. Such people never learn their lessons, and they die without knowing it. Pets infected, bitten, and killed others have nothing to do with themselves, and their hearts are full of selfishness. For personal distraction, boredom, sustenance, etc., free-range pets are irresponsible, regardless of whether others live or die.

The main transmission routes of the new coronavirus are direct respiratory transmission, contact transmission, and aerosol transmission, and active virus has been detected in feces, but other transmission routes such as fecal-oral transmission have yet to be further clarified.

Direct transmission refers to infection caused by direct inhalation of breath from a person who sneezes, coughs, or speaks in droplets, and is generally 1 to 23 meters away from the speaker.

Contact transmission refers to the deposition of droplets on the surface of objects, contact with contaminated hands, and then contact with mucous membranes such as the mouth, nose, and eyes, resulting in infection.

Aerosol transmission is when droplets are mixed in the air to form aerosols that can cause infection if inhaled, and can travel over long distances, typically up to 10 meters away from the speaker.

The R0 infection value of the new coronavirus is as high as 3.77, which means that one person can infect 3.77 people. The new coronavirus can survive on the surface of objects for up to 5 days, and its incubation period is as short as 1 day, generally 3-4 days, with an average of about 10 days, and a maximum of 14 to 24 days (1 case found).

The following precautions and isolation measures can be taken:

Use disinfectant with 5% effective chlorine content and 75% alcohol concentration for disinfection and sterilization, but do not mix.

Wear a medical disposable mask or N95 mask when going out, and try not to go to crowded places with poor air circulation. Wash your hands frequently, wear hats, ventilate more, and wear gloves if possible.

Minimize exposure to public goods. Food must be cooked thoroughly.

Medical staff should dress in accordance with the protection requirements, wear hats, goggles, protective masks, etc., wear protective clothing, do a good job of disinfection and isolation of entry and exit, prevent cross-infection, etc., and it is best to live in a hospital or a special single dormitory if possible to avoid accidental infection to family members.

Actively cooperate with the actions of local epidemic prevention departments, do not hide the experience of going to the outbreak site, and find symptoms of infection - general patients will have fever, fatigue, dry cough, some patients may have mild symptoms or no fever, and severe patients may have symptoms such as difficulty breathing. Please go to the hospital as soon as possible for reporting and treatment.

China has taken strong measures and made great efforts, and it seems that the epidemic is developing in a positive way, and it is hoped that it will be moderately controlled and not given the opportunity for the virus to recur and make a comeback.

In the face of the virus, we have seen the noble side of human nature: there are whistleblowers who are discovering the virus, there are medical staff who are on the front line of virus prevention and control, there are those who work for the research sources, intermediate hosts, vaccines, treatment options, treatment drugs, etc., there are people who donate money and materials for virus epidemic prevention, and there are those who provide all kinds of convenience and work overtime for the production of protective products......

In the face of the virus, we have also seen the inferior side of human nature: there are those who hide their contact history and wander around, those who raise prices to make disaster fortunes, those who disobey the epidemic prevention arrangements to make trouble, and those who spread rumors and make trouble,......

Human beings are so complex, the noble and the inferior coexist, the good and the evil are intertwined.

There are two great forces in the world, the great and the small. Huge is also a combination of countless tiny, so small is the most fundamental force in the world, and it is also the most difficult force to detect, ponder, estimate, and deal with. When it gathers to a certain extent, it will cause qualitative change from quantitative change to accelerate the process of things.

This time, the African desert locusts are very violent, and their numbers are increasing, and in a month or two, a new number is formed. First wreaked havoc in the three East African countries of Kensu, Ethiopia, and Sori. A large number of locusts have entered Ugan, Tanzan and Shudan, and the countries of Aman, Sala, Yemen, Pakistan, Indu and Boi have also been attacked by locusts.

Locusts feed on a wide range of plants, mainly grasses and sedges, but also eat crops and cash crops. They eat the leaves, young stems, flower buds, and young fruits of plants, among other things. If they don't have enough food, they gnaw off all the green parts of the plant and the tender bark, exposed rhizomes. A locust can eat about 2 grams of food equivalent to its own body weight every day. After eating their crops, they can fly up to 150 kilometers in a day.

Unfortunately, the rainy season and planting season will not begin until early March, and we can use this time to get rid of the locusts. According to statistics, the number of locusts in Africa has exceeded 360 billion, not including locusts in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, which can eat 720 billion grams a day, that is, 720,000 tons of plants.

This year has been a year of many disasters, with frequent geological disasters such as fires, virus disasters, locust disasters, and volcanic earthquakes around the world...... What's wrong with Earth?

Due to the shortage of agricultural aircraft, Pakistan has dispatched more than 100 military planes to help spray insecticides, in an attempt to control the increasingly serious locust plague. It is estimated that the loss of 40,000 people per day, or 34 tons of food, is still a preliminary loss that will certainly increase in the future. Indu is also carrying out extermination work.

I hope they will succeed, otherwise it will not be good for the locusts to fly through the cause and enter our country. It seems that we also have to take defensive measures to isolate and exterminate the locusts outside of our country.

Adults and locusts are nocturnal and nocturnal, with no obvious phototaxis.

When locusts gather in swarms, they feel each other and form a conditioned reflex, intensifying their activity, and will jump in a certain direction.

The methods of prevention and control are: first, use spray or powder spraying to kill, and prepare a good insecticide, that is, Kakyak, Mara (LA) thiophos + second-line oil, Ruijin special super, etc. Second, when the medicine and equipment are insufficient or the vegetation is sparse, poison bait traps. Third, to protect the predatory natural enemies of locusts, chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry can also be stocked on the hillside for control. Microsporidia were applied to four large areas. Fifth, manual capture, provided that no pesticides and poisonous bait have been trapped, and made into locust vegetables, canned food, biscuits, ice cream and other foods.

The first two methods are shock therapy in the form of locust outbreaks, and the last three methods are dynamic balance therapy for bio-shengke before locust outbreaks or at low levels. The first two methods are fast, costly, polluting, troublesome and economical. The latter three methods are slow, low-cost, less polluting, and can be converted into economic benefits, turning harm into benefit.

When Hu Yunfei came back from business, she saw Wang Tong surfing the Internet, so she asked, "Brother Tong, what are you looking at?"

Wang Channel: "Browse the news. The locusts are about to fly to our borders, and this is another problem for us!"

Hu Yunfei said: "Ah! A few days ago, I said that in Africa, how did you come so quickly? Let's hurry up and find a way?"

Wang Daodao: "I'm looking at the methods of extermination and prevention on the Internet. I saw five methods, insecticide killing, poison bait trapping, predation by natural enemies, microsporidian killing, and manual capture, I forwarded the website to you, and you can also take a look. ”

Hu Yunfei said: "Okay." She looked at it for a moment, lost in thought.

Hu Yunfei said: "The number of locusts is too large this time, and we can only use insecticides to kill and kill microsporidia, so buy insecticides and microsporidia now, and notify pesticide companies and microsporide biological companies to work overtime to produce?"

Wang Daodao: "The locusts have not yet reached us, and we are not sure how large and large the locusts are. It is possible that we have done a good job of defense, but the locusts have been exterminated by other countries, and we have made preparations in vain. It's embarrassing, it's not a small expense. However, we should take the attitude of the people and ourselves as responsible, and do a good job of eradication and prevention in advance. Even if you don't need it, it's better than not being prepared and rushing around at that time! Therefore, we should buy relevant materials now, let the relevant companies work overtime for production, and at the same time pay attention to safety production and quality control problems. ”

Hu Yunfei said: "Okay! I immediately sent it to Sister Mei'er, asking her to send Yuan Canliang, the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Jian Youyou, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Yi Zhibian, the director of the Department of Astronomical Phenomena, the secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, and He Buqu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, to take charge of the locust control work. Who do you think is the best leader?"

Wang Daodao: "The people take food as the sky, so it is good to take Yuan Canliang, the secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, as the leader, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Yi Zhi, the director of the Department of Astronomy, as the supplement, so that others can cooperate." ”

Hu Yunfei said: "Okay! I'll send a message to Sister Mei'er." Our side should also cooperate with her, unify planning, regional prevention and control, and form a multi-level barrier to prevent locusts from advancing to China's production areas. With that, he sent a message.

Then Wang Tong and Hu Yunfei informed the officials of the Second Palace that they held a video conference on the "Locust Control Work Conference" and listened to the opinions of relevant industry professionals and professionals. In the end, it was summed up in the "Initial Implementation Measures for Locust Control" and was distributed, including electronic, printed, and voice broadcasts, so that every township and town unit would know about it.

If we do not do some things and do not take precautions in advance, we may cause major disasters; if we do so, we will nip the disasters in the bud or in the initial state, and this is the best effect of prevention, and those who are good at fighting will not be able to make great achievements. There is another state, prepared, disaster has not come, this kind of loss, we also have to bear. Someone has to carry the weight to make us safer.

However, no one can predict what will happen in the future, and both better and worse are possible. It is also remarkable and worthy of recognition to be able to detect and deal with it in a timely manner and curb the development momentum in a bad direction!