Chapter 262: Hot Discussion

Chapter 262: Hot Discussion

Chapter 262: Hot Discussion
At the same time, the Northwest region is in full swing in upgrading its water system.

Shanmei also launched the first "alien invasive species crackdown operation".

The urban area, as the central area, became the starting area of ​​this encirclement and suppression operation.

A large number of staff were dispatched from all streets and towns in the urban area to cooperate with the fertilizer and agriculture division of Hailufeng Company.

They sprayed pheromone repellents on every street to drive out the American red fire ants hiding there, and then killed them in a concentrated manner.

Parks and green belts are particularly hard-hit areas for red fire ants. In recent years, the population size of American red fire ants in Lingnan and other places has been expanding, which has affected normal production and life.

These red fire ants are not as harmless as local ants. They travel in groups and carry venom. When bitten by red fire ants, the skin will experience intense burning and painful sensations that can last for several days.

Some people who are allergic to the venom of red fire ants are prone to shock and swelling of the limbs and skin once they are bitten by them.

Ordinary pesticides have no effect on red fire ants. Even if they can kill them, there is no way to eradicate them.

Because the nests of these red fire ants are hidden deep underground, it is difficult for pesticides to penetrate them completely. Moreover, these red fire ants reproduce very quickly. As long as a nest of red fire ants appears in one place, it will be everywhere in the area within a year or two.

The reason why Hailufeng Company was determined to promote this eradication operation was that the red fire ants had affected the development of local tourism and plantations.

After all, Hailufeng Company has set up a tourist area in the local rural area, which is precisely the hardest-hit area by red fire ants. Many tourists have been bitten by red fire ants while picking fruits.

The plantations need to use pesticides every year to kill the surrounding red fire ants, but the effect has been poor. This situation not only increases costs, but also increases the risk of vegetables and fruits being contaminated by agriculture.

Therefore, several business units of Hailufeng Company came together and decided to use pheromone repellent agents to solve the local red fire ant disaster once and for all.

The temperature is relatively low in winter and the grass and trees are withered, which makes it easier to carry out this eradication operation.

In order to completely eradicate the red fire ants, the Fertilizer Agriculture Division took a two-pronged approach, using pheromone repellents to drive the ants away, and using pheromone baits to attract the ants to one area and then eliminate them in a concentrated manner.

Since the beginning of December, the red fire ant population has been wiped out in the city’s built-up areas.

But once you enter the suburbs and orchards, the difficulty begins to increase.

In order to avoid any fish slipping through the net and to reduce the workload, the temporary office for the red fire ant eradication has divided the entire Shanmei area into sections, especially the areas upstream of the river, which must be used as the starting point for the first batch of ant eradication.

A large number of pesticide drones were also deployed. At the same time, in areas where ant extermination work has been completed, temporary pheromone repellent spray towers will be set up at their borders to prevent red fire ants from sneaking in again.

The temporary office for eradicating red fire ants is rapidly spreading in all directions at a rate of one town per week.

The red fire ants along the way were completely wiped out.

Giving local native animals a chance to breathe.

Red fire ants not only endanger production and life, but also bring damage and disturbance to the local native ecosystem. If these red fire ants are not eliminated, many local ants and small animals may become extinct in the future.

However, regarding this red fire ant eradication operation in Shanmei.

However, the discussion online was very heated.

On the A B platform.

After a local Shanmei blogger posted a related video, he received a large number of comments, some of which were from people who were too naive.

GX586: [Cruel humans, what's wrong with ants? It's simply inhumane. ]

Eating 18 pounds of pineapple a day: [It’s terrible. With so many pesticides sprayed on the land, Shanmei’s durian must be contaminated. ]

Amalgam: [@Eating 18 pounds of pineapple a day, haha, it’s black again. This is a patented pesticide of Hailufeng Company, developed using pheromone and gene target technology. It is harmless to humans and other organisms and is only specifically targeted at red fire ants. ]

Steroid Alien: [@Amalgam, how can you be sure it is not toxic? Since it works on red fire ants, it may also work on other ants. ]

Li Shizhen does not treat brain damage: [@Steroid Star, you took too much steroids, your brain has been squeezed out by the muscles, the video clearly states that it is an expelling drug, not a poison. ]

Donut No. 9527: [I don’t believe it.]

Diodeologist: [Those who understand will understand, I won’t say more (ω)]

Cat-loving electric mouse: [Humans cannot define the goodness or badness of a species based on their likes and dislikes. Although red fire ants are harmful to humans, they are also part of the ecosystem. ]

Village head river: [@Cat-loving electric mouse, are you sick? (_) Do you want to come to Guangxi Province to try it? You are just making sarcastic remarks. ]

Professor Citrus: [The red fire ant disaster in the south is really serious now, and has seriously affected normal production and life. I like Shanmei's action this time. ] Golden Toilet King: [Arrogant humans, the ants will never surrender! ]

This incident quickly attracted coverage from various media outlets.

The 17th Village Channel also made a special video to provide in-depth coverage of the incident.

Of course, in addition to this incident, there are two other things about Hailufeng Company that are more popular than the eradication of red fire ants.

These two things are naturally the new water purifier and the Blue Whale airship.

These days, a large number of new water purifiers have been produced. Among them, in Gansu Province, which is close to the water, eight cities have carried out preliminary transformation.

The new water purifier is not only reflected in the improvement of water recycling rate. In fact, it is difficult for ordinary residents to directly feel the change. The change that is really easy to feel is actually the water quality.

After all, the water extracted by the new water purifier is directly ultra-pure water. Even if there is dirt and rust in the water pipes, it will be diluted to a very small amount by the pure water.

Even considering the risks of drinking purified water directly, water plants dare not purify all tap water. Instead, they use two-thirds purified water and one-third ordinary tap water, mixed together.

Despite this, the quality of tap water supplied by the few water plants in Gansu Province that have renovated their equipment is improving at a rate visible to the naked eye.

One of the more obvious changes is that the alkaline taste of the water has become much lighter, and the scale after boiling the water has decreased.

You can even taste a sweetness similar to that of mountain spring water.

This is actually related to the mineral content of the water. In the past, the tap water in the northwest generally had high mineral and saline content. Now, after being diluted with pure water, the mineral and saline content has dropped a lot and become similar to ordinary mineral water. Therefore, you can drink it with the sweetness of mountain spring water.

Liangzhou City is the seat of Minqin County. Many cities here are renovating the equipment of their water plants, so the changes in water quality here are the most obvious.

On the note platform.

A chemistry teacher at a local middle school was conducting a chemistry experiment using tap water and filming a video at the same time.

One Dollar House: [_I'm so jealous! I can only buy a water purifier myself in Los Angeles, otherwise I dare not drink it. ]

No Old Friends West of Yangguan Pass: [I haven't been back to Liangzhou for a long time. The water in my hometown used to have an alkaline taste, and it made my hair fall out when I drank it.]

Grapes are sour: [What's the point of having good water quality? There is not much water in the northwest. ]

Tuoling: [@葡萄就是酸, I am from the Minqin Waterworks, let me tell you a situation! Now the water used by residents in Minqin has to be recycled 20 times for every ton of water. Instead of worrying about not having enough water, you might as well worry about whether taking too many showers will cause discomfort.]

Donkey meat fire: [@Camel Bell, damn! Brother, is this true? One ton of water needs to be recycled 20 times? In other words, the water used for bathing and toileting is also recycled? ]

Tuoling: [@驴肉火烧, haha, so what? This is a space station-level water purifier. Astronauts in the space station also drink their own bath water. What's there to say? ]

Genius and Madman: [Actually, there is no need to feel disgusted. If you think about it carefully, the water we drink now is also evaporated from rivers and seas. There are fish in the rivers and seas, and we all drink the fish's bath water.]

Local people: [The capital is already undergoing renovations, and it is estimated that tap water will soon be of this type. ]

When it comes to the recycling of tap water, many people's hot topics of discussion are centered on whether the purified water after sewage treatment should be reinjected into the tap water network.

For water-scarce areas, this is generally acceptable.

Or in areas where the water quality is already poor, people may think that if the water quality can be improved, then it is acceptable to recycle the water as long as they don't think about it.

What is less acceptable is, of course, areas with abundant water resources and relatively good water quality. Local netizens generally believe that the recycled water should be used to irrigate green belts or wash cars, and should not be re-injected into the tap water network.

However, this discussion will not affect the booming tap water renovation project in the Northwest.

After all, the Northwest region has been constrained by water resources for too long, and now it can finally breathe a sigh of relief, especially those densely populated or industrially developed areas. They are eager to increase the overall scale of available water resources by upgrading the water purification system.

Many chemical companies that consume a lot of water have taken the initiative to seek cooperation with Minqin Group, hoping to get rid of the restrictions on pollution treatment and excessive water use.

Those who have not experienced water shortage and poor quality water will never understand the pain of the local people.

Even in the Guanzhong Plain, known as the 800-li Qinchuan Plain, water supply is very tight due to the dense population, and the water quality is generally poor.

These two pain points can be improved, and local people will not refuse to use recycled water. After all, compared with the discomfort in their hearts, the development difficulties without water are the real big trouble.

(End of this chapter)