How effective is the duck in Zhejiang Shaoxing in treating locusts? Will the duck come back after going to Pakistan?

I heard that ducks in Shaoxing, Zhejiang are going to kill locusts? Can ducks really eat locusts and put an end to the locust plague? Will ducks come back after going to Pakistan? Friends who are curious about these questions can read the detailed introduction provided by this website, hoping to help everyone.

How effective is duck control of locusts in Shaoxing, Zhejiang?

It is not reliable to expect 100,000 ducks to wipe out locusts. At most, it can only be auxiliary. A large-scale locust plague cannot be solved by 100,000 ducks. Some self-media must abandon their fantasies and seek truth from facts. Group opinion cannot solve the problem.

Using ducks to control locusts mainly works before the locusts gather and fly, controlling the locusts in a scattered state. It has little effect on large swarms of locusts that have already begun to gather and fly.

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region government published a briefing in the August 2000 issue of China Animal Husbandry Newsletter, stating that governments at all levels mobilized 11 large-scale mechanical pesticide sprayers, more than 34,000 manual sprayers, used more than 160 tons of pesticides, and mobilized 400,000 chickens and 14,000 ducks. However, the locust plague situation remains very serious, and prevention and control progress is slow. It can be seen that some reports that tens of thousands of ducks easily solved the Xinjiang locust plague are somewhat exaggerated.

Why Zhejiang Shaoxing Mallard

Jiangsu and Zhejiang have always had a tradition of duck farming, such as Muscovy ducks in Yuyao, water ducks in Fenghua, and "Qingke No. 2" in Zhenhai. This time, Shaoxing Mallard was chosen for its large size and strong predation ability, making it the first choice for killing ducks. In addition, it is estimated that there are nearly a thousand breeding units in Shaoxing, with a manpower of about one million.

Of course, the mallards have a brilliant war record as a backing: the mallards' most brilliant record was in 2000. At that time, a large number of locusts appeared in Xinjiang, and ducks were rarely raised in Xinjiang, so all the duck soldiers were airlifted from Zhejiang. They were transported in batches more than 10 times, totaling more than 100,000. The "mallard army" that came to Xinjiang in a mighty force did not show the immaturity of new recruits. They lived up to expectations and pounced on the locusts on the prairie, turning them into delicious meals. At the end of August that year, the frog worms were completely wiped out.

Will the duck come back after going to Pakistan?

It is estimated that they were eaten on the spot. After all, it is relatively easy to transport 100,000 ducklings, but it is difficult to transport the adult ducks back because they are too big. Moreover, Pakistan has just experienced a locust plague, and food must be in short supply. At this time, these ducks can also help solve the food crisis.

User comments

This duck has a special meaning. It must return to the motherland and must be treated well. It is also a life, but in different forms at different times. Each life has its irreplaceable important use and significance. Its significance is equivalent to a real army. To put it another way, an army of 100,000 people cannot control the locust disaster, but the duck army can. At this time, it is the support army of our Chinese people. I hope you will return triumphantly.