Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: Desert locusts have little chance of harming our country

, Beijing, Feb. 16 (Xinhua Yu Wenjing) At present, some countries are suffering from a historic locust disaster. According to the Department of Plantation Management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, given the topography, climatic characteristics and the flight habits of desert locusts in china's border areas, the chances of desert locusts harming our country are very small.
it is understood that desert locusts are a major agricultural pest in the valleys and oasis of Africa and Asia's tropical desert regions, with strong flight capability and large food intake, which can be gathered to form huge locust swarms. Some countries in East, West and South Asia are experiencing historic locust plagues due to factors such as abundant rainfall and long monsoons.
the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the Department of Plantation Management, said that China's history of locusts and desert locusts have similar habits, but belong to different biological species. According to expert analysis, there are no records of desert locust hazards in China's historical data, but experts speculate that there is a distribution of desert locusts in Yunnan and Tibet Autonomous Region. Around 40 degrees Celsius is a condition for the migrationlocusts and insects in the desert, and the relative humidity needs to reach 60 to 70 percent. Myanmar, Nepal and India are the largest areas where locusts are rampant in the desert.
official said that the spring area of locusts moved in the direction of India - Nepal - Myanmar - China's southern Tibet and western Yunnan. Given the barriers between the Kunlun and Himalaya mountains in our border areas, it is difficult for locusts to cross cold areas at high altitudes. Since the southern border of Tibet and western Yunnan is adjacent to the desert locust areas of Nepal and Myanmar, the possibility of a small number of locusts moving into the country with the monsoon is not ruled out, but the chances of harm are small.
It is learned that in recent years, China's locust monitoring and early warning and prevention capabilities continue to improve, prevention and control technology belongs to the world's leading level, locust control equipment reserves are relatively adequate, the risk of large-scale outbreak of domestic locusts is very low, the harm can be prevented and controlled. Next, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs will closely track the development of locust plagues abroad, and arrange for plant protection professionals and technicians to strengthen the monitoring of locusts in border areas, strictly prevent the migration of overseas desert locusts into harm, and comprehensively prepare for the prevention and control of locusts inside and outside china.