Plant Protection Drone Killing Fushouluo to Assist in Stable and High Yield Grain Production

At present, it is the season for rice transplanting and the beginning of a large-scale breeding season for the Fushou snail. In recent days, many large farmers in Xintian County, Yongzhou have been using unmanned plant protection machines to carry out special cleaning operations for snails under the guidance of the agricultural plant protection department, in order to carry out unified prevention and control of snails in paddy fields and help maintain stable and high grain yields.

It is understood that the Fushou snail is one of the 16 foreign species listed in the first batch of invasion into China by the country. It is a snail with a similar appearance to the field snail, and has high reproductive ability. It likes to nibble on rice seedlings, which is easy to cause crop yield reduction. Generally, the yield can be reduced by 10-30%, and in severe cases, it can reach over 50%. Not only does it harm agricultural production, but it also poses a threat to human health after ingestion.

In the nearly 200 acre paddy field contracted by Le Shijun, a major grain farmer in Tantian Village, Zhongshan Street, Xintian County, traces of Fushou snail can be seen everywhere. Le Shijun introduced that due to the significant harm of the Fushou snail to rice, in recent years, he has to eliminate the snail in the paddy field every year before planting rice, otherwise it will greatly affect the harvest. This longevity snail is very harmful. If we don’t find a way to kill it in time, for rice production, the seedlings will be eaten up, “said Le Shijun.

Based on the actual situation on site, agricultural technicians mixed the “tetrameric · snail killing amine” snail killing drug and sprayed the drug on the paddy field where rice was about to be planted using drones. This paddy field has a relatively large area, and it is difficult to prevent and control it if each person works separately. Because this Fushou snail can flow with this water, we need to adopt a unified prevention and control method. The effect of all unified prevention and control is better, and it is quite labor-saving. It takes only two hours to complete more than 100 acres of farmland, “said Chen Yuanming, a pilot in Xintian County.

In order to prevent the harm of Fushouluo and provide “escort” for food production. Xintian County has strengthened the unified prevention and control of Fushou snail, organized on-site training for major grain growers to enhance the public’s awareness of unified prevention and control, and ensure stable and high grain production.