Using bees to kill caterpillars

China will release 600 million bees this month, to kill moth-destroying moths - according to Xinhua on August 8.

The Baoding City Forest Authority in northern China will release 600 million bees this month, to kill the US white moth that destroys large areas of crops and forests.

Caterpillar

Known as "forest grasshoppers" , moths can destroy more than 300 species of plants and consume the same amount of leaves as 2 hectares of poplar trees within 2 days.

This year, the area of ​​agricultural land and forests in Baoding City infected with discovered white caterpillars has reached 20,000 hectares, Duo Jianguo, head of Baoding Forest Protection Department said.

In response to this situation, the government used bees to kill moths, to control pests effectively and to be environmentally friendly. This is also the 5th year in a row using this measure, Duo Jianguo said.

Bees will use their venom to prick the pupae and kill the white caterpillar larvae . Bees are also used to remove caterpillars in Hebei and Shandong provinces.

According to the Chinese State Forestry Administration, moth pests threatened plants and crops in the areas of Beijing, Tianjin, Shaanxi, Hebei and Shandong since being first discovered in Liaoning province. in 1979.