Xinjiang wants to develop "biological control of locusts" to gain economic benefits

Introduction: the headquarters of locust control and deratization in Xinjiang disclosed today that Xinjiang is facing a severe situation of locust disaster, and all regions are now ready This year, locust control will still focus on biological control of locusts, such as chickens, ducks and migratory birds, so as to vigorously develop the industry of locust eating chickens and ducks and seek economic benefits According to ha Wenguang, director of the headquarters, there are more than 150 kinds of grasshoppers in Xinjiang, which are distributed in different ecological environments Therefore, the grasshopper disaster in Xinjiang has the characteristics of wide occurrence range, large coverage area and great difficulty in management He said that the large-scale precipitation in Xinjiang this year and the rapid temperature rise in the near future have provided favorable conditions for locust hatching According to the current situation, it is estimated that the area of locust disaster will reach 25 million mu, of which 15 million mu will be severely affected Locust disaster mainly occurs in Ili, Altay, Hami, Changji, Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Bayinbuluk grassland, Kashi and other places He said that this year, the relevant departments plan to raise one million locust eating chickens and ducks in various places to kill locusts, and at the same time, artificially attract pink starlings to kill locusts in the locust disaster area It is estimated that if 2.5 million starlings are attracted, the area of biological locust control will reach 20 million mu this year It is understood that locusts are rich in high protein, and the chickens and ducks that feed on locusts have high nutritional value, so the market prospect is very broad Last year, 13.9 million locust eating ducks in Xinjiang were very popular in the market They sold out in a short time and were exported to Hong Kong at a price of over 130 yuan each Xinjiang has registered "Tianlu" trademark for locust eating chicken and duck, and will develop it into an industry through locust control to drive farmers and herdsmen to become rich.