Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola umthelela wama-aphid ekulimeni nokuthi izindlela zokulima ezizinzile zingasiza kanjani ukulwa nalesi zinambuzane. Izintwala ziyizinambuzane ezivamile kwezolimo, futhi amandla azo okusabalalisa izifo kanye nokulimaza izitshalo kungaholela ekulahlekelweni okukhulu kwesivuno. Ngokusebenzisa izindlela zokulima ezisimeme, abalimi bangakwazi ukuphatha ngempumelelo izintwala futhi banciphise umthelela wazo ekukhiqizeni izitshalo.
Ama-aphid izinambuzane ezincane ezingadala umonakalo omkhulu ezitshalweni ngokudla ubisi lwesitshalo kanye nezifo ezidluliselayo. Ngokombiko woMnyango Wezolimo wase-United States (i-USDA), ama-aphid abangela ukulahlekelwa kwezitshalo okuphawulekayo unyaka ngamunye, ngezilinganiso ezisukela kumaphesenti ayishumi kuya kwangu-10.
Enye indlela esimeme yokulawula izintwala iwukusebenzisa izinambuzane ezinenzuzo, njengama-ladybugs nama-lacewings, ezidla izintwala futhi zisize ukulawula inani labantu bazo. Ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi ukufaka lezi zinambuzane ensimini kunganciphisa izintwala futhi kwandise isivuno sezitshalo.
Enye indlela eqhubekayo yokulawula izintwala ngokusebenzisa insipho ebulala izinambuzane namafutha, atholakala emithonjeni yemvelo futhi angazilimazi izinambuzane eziwusizo. Ucwaningo olwanyatheliswa kuyi-Journal of Economic Entomology lwathola ukuthi ukufafaza ingxube kawoyela we-canola nensipho kunciphisa inani lezintwala ngamaphesenti angaba ngu-85.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusebenzisa izinqubo zokulima ezisimeme njengokushintshaniswa kwezitshalo nokutshala ngokuhlanganyela kungasiza ekunciphiseni ukusabalala kwezintwala futhi kunciphise umthelela wazo ekukhiqizeni izitshalo. Ucwaningo olushicilelwe ku-Journal of Applied Ecology lwathola ukuthi ukutshala ngokuhlanganyela nezinhlobo zezitshalo ezithile kunganciphisa izintwala futhi kwandise isivuno sezitshalo.
Sengiphetha, ama-aphid ayinkathazo enkulu kwezolimo, kodwa ngokusetshenziswa kwezinqubo zokulima ezisimeme, abalimi bangakwazi ukulawula ukuhlasela kwezintwala futhi banciphise umthelela wazo ekukhiqizeni izitshalo. Ngokusebenzisa izixazululo zemvelo njengezinambuzane ezinenzuzo, insipho ebulala izinambuzane namafutha, kanye nezinqubo zokulima ezizinzile, abalimi banganciphisa ukuthembela kwabo ezibulala-zinambuzane zokwenziwa futhi bakhuthaze imboni yezolimo esimeme kakhudlwana.
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