Headache-Causing, Nausea-Inducing ‘Nipitong’: How Rural Elders Deal With It
As April is about to begin, the temperature will steadily rise. During the spring and summer transition, the suitable temperature and rainfall create favorable conditions for the occurrence of various pests and diseases. One of these pests that many people feel headache and nausea, but don't know how to solve it is 'Nipitong'.
The scientific name of slug is ''. kuò yúTherefore, the appearance and habits of Nipitong are extremely similar to those of snails. The difference between them is whether there is an outer shell.
snail
Because snails have a shell, they look very cute, but Nipitong is different. Because there is no shell, the body is soft and smooth, plus the body is yellowish-white, dark black, dark gray, or grayish-red, especially the most common yellowish Nipitong, the shape is very large, when stretched out, it can reach up to 12 cm, which makes people feel very nauseous.
Nipitong
Because Nipitong is afraid of strong light, Nipitong usually lives in dark and damp places. During the day, they hide and come out at night, especially after 11 PM, which is their peak activity time. In the morning, they return to the soil or dark places.
Nipitong has a large appetite and damages a wide range of crops. Many friends' vegetables and fruits are reduced to ruins in one night, and it's hard to find the 'culprit' during the day, making people headache. So, what good 'soil' methods can be used to deal with Nipitong? Let's see what rural elders have done.
Nipitong has a layer of mucus on its surface to prevent water from evaporating from its body. Once the mucus dries, it is easily dehydrated and dies. Therefore, we can take appropriate measures by utilizing this weakness.
1Slaking Lime Method
When Nipitong occurs seriously, we can scatter a layer of powdered quicklime evenly on the ground. When Nipitong crawls on it, it will stick to the quicklime and dehydrate and die. At the same time, quicklime can supplement calcium in the soil, preventing soil acidification, which is a two-in-one solution.
2Slaking Ash Method
If quicklime is applied to vegetables, it will harm the vegetable leaves. So, for friends with conditions, they can slake ash on the vegetables to eliminate Nipitong while also supplementing phosphorus, potassium, and trace elements in the vegetables, which can perfectly solve this problem.
3Beer Trap Killing Method
Nipitong also likes 'drinking'. The smell of beer is particularly attractive to them. In places where Nipitong frequently appears, a container is buried on the ground, with the mouth of the container at the same level as the ground, and the beer and water are mixed in a ratio of 1:10. Nipitong is attracted by the smell and falls into it and drowns.
Drowned Nipitong contains high protein and can be used to feed chickens and ducks.
4Raising Ducks to Eliminate
For Nipitong in orchards, we can raise ducks. Ducks especially like to eat Nipitong. Using ducks to eliminate Nipitong is not only time-saving and labor-saving, but ducks are also an extra income.
