Hungry Chicken Army Deployed to Combat China’s Locust Problem

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Hungry Chicken Army Deployed to Combat China’s Locust Problem

• Locusts expected to destroy area bigger than Jamaica this year
• Avian infantry to replace pesticides, protect environment

Locusts heading to northern China for summer have been warned: thousands of hungry chickens are out to eat them.



according to a government forecast. A total of 1.12 million hectares (2.8 million acres) is expected to be hit, it said. Grassland around Aksu prefecture, which borders Kyrgyzstan, has been frequently hit with locusts outbreaks.



“Use of pesticides pollutes the environment,” said Yang. The chickens were given to herdsmen in advance of peak outbreak season next month so the birds can adapt to the local environment, including high altitudes, said Yang.



One chicken is able to catch more than 600 locusts a day, with ducks and other birds also being deployed by the regional government to tackle the pests, China Daily reported April 4. Last year in Xinjiang, there were outbreaks of Asian migratory locusts including calliptamus italicus and Siberian locust.

Despite their voracious appetite, the chicken army is up against a powerful foe. The birds will only be able to guard about 1 percent of Wushi’s grassland, according to Yang. Xinjiang is China’s top cotton producer.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ocust-solution?cmpId=yhoo.headline&yptr=yahoo

 

[khansaheeb]

Deploy giant sized vacuum cleaners and suck them into automated canning of locusts for consumption. Eat them on the fly.

 

[艹艹艹]

挺好的一盘菜

 

[+4vsgorillas-Apebane]

Should send a million chickens. Free range and also fed on organuc locusts so can sell for a premium afterwards.

 

[Srinivas]

why not chinese make a nice dish out of locusts, Mao asked you to eat insects during long march.

 

[TaiShang]

why not chinese make a nice dish out of locusts, Mao asked you to eat insects during long march.

Every act has their own reason and moment.

Everything changes and moves on. Only SP12 stays the same.

 

[Cybernetics]

Deploy giant sized vacuum cleaners and suck them into automated canning of locusts for consumption. Eat them on the fly.

Chickens are more of an automated process compared to "vacuum cleaners". Chicken feces also fertilise the grasslands, are more energy efficient in operation and the herdsmen can eat and sell these free range organic (insert marketing labels) chickens afterwards, so it is also an income generating asset unlike mechanical processes that only incur costs.

挺好的一盘菜

This will yield authentic 走地鸡

 

[艹艹艹]

走地鸡

油炸蚂蚱

 

[TaiShang]

油炸蚂蚱

脆脆的

 

[艹艹艹]

脆脆的

蛋白质含量很高的哦
阿三那种智商的是不能理解的

蝗虫的蛋白质含量高达74.88%，脂肪含量5.25%，碳水化合物含量4.77%，含18种氨基酸及多种活性物质。如：三磷酸腺甘、辅酶、昆虫激素等。并含有维生素A、B、C及磷、钙、铁、锌、锰等成份。其氨基酸含量相当丰富，比鱼类高出1.8—28.2%，比肉类、大豆都高。尤其含丰富的甲壳素，甲壳素被誉为继糖、蛋白质、脂肪、维生素、矿物质之后人体生命的第六要素。是人类理想的高营养保健食品。
蝗虫的药用价值 蝗虫不但是美味佳肴，属昆虫纲直翅目、蝗科，共有859种蚂蚱，能入药供食用的只有东亚飞蝗蚂蚱和水稻飞蝗蚂蚱。这两种蚂蚱营养丰富，肉质鲜嫩，味美如虾。蚂蚱富含蛋白质、碳水化合物、昆虫激素等活性物质，并含有多种维生素和磷、钙、铁、锌、锰等元素。蚂蚱还是治病良药，《本草纲目》记载，它可以单用或配伍使用治疗多种疾病。如治疗破伤风、小儿惊风、百日咳、咳喘、气急，止痉挛，息内风。也可用于支气管炎、哮喘等，并且还有降压、减肥、降低胆固醇，滋补强壮，健脾的功能，久食可防止心脑血管疾病的发生，可谓“一吃”多得。
蚂蚱是高蛋白，低脂肪的食物，特别是雌虫有很多卵，含有丰富的卵磷脂。卵磷脂被消化后，可释放出胆碱，对增进人的记忆力大有裨益。蚂蚱有止咳平喘，滋补强壮，软化血管等功效，对百日咳支气管炎有较好的疗效。纯天然21世纪人类的绿色食品。将其油炸或烧烤，风味独特，“油炸飞虾”（蚂蚱又称飞虾）的大名无人不知！在我国南方非常流行昆虫大餐。本产品适用于酒店，宾馆，餐馆，烧烤店、！！！

 

[TaiShang]

蛋白质含量很高的哦
阿三那种智商的是不能理解的

蝗虫的蛋白质含量高达74.88%，脂肪含量5.25%，碳水化合物含量4.77%，含18种氨基酸及多种活性物质。如：三磷酸腺甘、辅酶、昆虫激素等。并含有维生素A、B、C及磷、钙、铁、锌、锰等成份。其氨基酸含量相当丰富，比鱼类高出1.8—28.2%，比肉类、大豆都高。尤其含丰富的甲壳素，甲壳素被誉为继糖、蛋白质、脂肪、维生素、矿物质之后人体生命的第六要素。是人类理想的高营养保健食品。
蝗虫的药用价值 蝗虫不但是美味佳肴，属昆虫纲直翅目、蝗科，共有859种蚂蚱，能入药供食用的只有东亚飞蝗蚂蚱和水稻飞蝗蚂蚱。这两种蚂蚱营养丰富，肉质鲜嫩，味美如虾。蚂蚱富含蛋白质、碳水化合物、昆虫激素等活性物质，并含有多种维生素和磷、钙、铁、锌、锰等元素。蚂蚱还是治病良药，《本草纲目》记载，它可以单用或配伍使用治疗多种疾病。如治疗破伤风、小儿惊风、百日咳、咳喘、气急，止痉挛，息内风。也可用于支气管炎、哮喘等，并且还有降压、减肥、降低胆固醇，滋补强壮，健脾的功能，久食可防止心脑血管疾病的发生，可谓“一吃”多得。
蚂蚱是高蛋白，低脂肪的食物，特别是雌虫有很多卵，含有丰富的卵磷脂。卵磷脂被消化后，可释放出胆碱，对增进人的记忆力大有裨益。蚂蚱有止咳平喘，滋补强壮，软化血管等功效，对百日咳支气管炎有较好的疗效。纯天然21世纪人类的绿色食品。将其油炸或烧烤，风味独特，“油炸飞虾”（蚂蚱又称飞虾）的大名无人不知！在我国南方非常流行昆虫大餐。本产品适用于酒店，宾馆，餐馆，烧烤店、！！！

哇塞，都既美味又營養呢

 

[khansaheeb]

Chickens are more of an automated process compared to "vacuum cleaners". Chicken feces also fertilise the grasslands, are more energy efficient in operation and the herdsmen can eat and sell these free range organic (insert marketing labels) chickens afterwards, so it is also an income generating asset unlike mechanical processes that only incur costs.

This will yield authentic 走地鸡

Yes, but as the article states the number of chickens isn't enough to even make a small dent in the locust invasion. It will fatten the chickens up a bit but 50,000 thousand mass produced automated sucking and packing vacuum locust machines would help.

 

[Clutch]

Hungry Chicken Army Deployed to Combat China’s Locust Problem

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  • Locusts expected to destroy area bigger than Jamaica this year
  • Avian infantry to replace pesticides, protect environment

Locusts heading to northern China for summer have been warned: thousands of hungry chickens are out to eat them.



according to a government forecast. A total of 1.12 million hectares (2.8 million acres) is expected to be hit, it said. Grassland around Aksu prefecture, which borders Kyrgyzstan, has been frequently hit with locusts outbreaks.



“Use of pesticides pollutes the environment,” said Yang. The chickens were given to herdsmen in advance of peak outbreak season next month so the birds can adapt to the local environment, including high altitudes, said Yang.



One chicken is able to catch more than 600 locusts a day, with ducks and other birds also being deployed by the regional government to tackle the pests, China Daily reported April 4. Last year in Xinjiang, there were outbreaks of Asian migratory locusts including calliptamus italicus and Siberian locust.

Despite their voracious appetite, the chicken army is up against a powerful foe. The birds will only be able to guard about 1 percent of Wushi’s grassland, according to Yang. Xinjiang is China’s top cotton producer.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ocust-solution?cmpId=yhoo.headline&yptr=yahoo

The Chinese have called in the Indian Army!!!! Wow.