Drone “Flying Defense” Helps Stabilize Grain Crop Production and Increase Income

At present, it is a critical period for the growth of maize. For several days, Mojiang Hani Autonomous County of Pu’er City City has seized the sunny weather, used drones to carry out maize Pest control operations, assisted crop management through scientific and technological means, ensured stable yield and income increase of maize and rice, and promoted quality and efficiency improvement of agricultural production.

Entering the Lizhongzhai Group in Moyue Village, Xin’an Town, there are contiguous corn fields in front of me. Villager Ma Shizhong and agricultural technicians are scientifically mixing the medicine according to the proportion of the medicine and loading it into the drone medicine box. Accompanied by the buzzing of the propellers, the drone rose into the air under the control of technicians, flying at a constant speed along the established route. The pesticides sprayed from it fell evenly on the corn fields like rain and mist, and the entire sowing process was fast and efficient. In less than 2 minutes, more than an acre of corn fields were sprayed.

My family has two acres of corn land in this area. Last year, it took about two hours to spray it manually, and this year, it took two minutes to spray it with a drone. This not only saves pesticides but also labor time, which is quite convenient, “said Ma Shizhong, a villager of Lizhongzhai Group in Moyue Village, Xin’an Town.

According to the introduction of the staff of the agricultural science department of Mojiang County, UAV pesticide spraying is a new crop Pest control technology that has been constantly promoted and applied in recent years. Compared with the traditional manual pesticide spraying mode, UAV pesticide spraying has the characteristics of fast speed, high efficiency, large-scale operation, etc., which not only greatly reduces the human cost, but also improves the pesticide utilization rate.

The essence of drone flight prevention operation is to evenly distribute the liquid medicine on the surface of crops and targets after atomization, which can spray 60 acres per hour, reducing labor costs and dosage. Each acre can reduce the dosage of medicine by 6.5 yuan and labor costs by 5 yuan, achieving cost saving and efficiency improvement. Moreover, drones can operate 24/7, with a daily operating area of up to 200 to 400 acres per drone. In addition, it can also reduce the pollution of pesticides on the environment, especially corn The best way to prevent and control diseases such as rice Wang Xiang, Deputy Director of the Agricultural Technology Promotion Center of the Mojiang County Agricultural Rural and Science and Technology Bureau, said.

It is reported that since the end of June this year, Mojiang County has actively carried out integrated pest prevention and control work on corn and rice in various townships (towns) and villages throughout the county, vigorously popularized and promoted modern scientific and technological planting methods, promoted mechanization and intelligence of agricultural production, made agriculture easier and increased profits for farmers, laid a solid foundation for the transition from traditional agriculture to modern agriculture, and empowered rural revitalization. At present, the county has completed green prevention and control of 5500 acres of corn and 3000 acres of rice.