Lesi sihloko sihlola umthelela wezimpukane kwezolimo kanye namasu amasha abalimi abawasebenzisayo ukulwa nazo. Izimpukane ziyizinambuzane eziyingozi ezingadala umonakalo omkhulu ezitshalweni futhi ziholele ekulahlekelweni kwesivuno. Ngokusebenzisa izindlela zokulima ezisimeme kanye nezixazululo ezintsha, abalimi bangakwazi ukuphatha ngempumelelo ukuhlasela kwezimpukane futhi bakhuthaze imboni yezolimo esimeme kakhudlwana.
Izimpukane ziyizinambuzane ezincane ezimunca amanzi ezidla ngaphansi kwamaqabunga futhi zingadala umonakalo omkhulu ezitshalweni. Ngokombiko we-Food and Agriculture Organization yeZizwe Ezihlangene (FAO), izimpukane ziyimbangela yokulahlekelwa okukhulu kwesivuno kanye nokulimala komnotho ezitshalweni eziningi, ezihlanganisa ukotini, imifino namawolintshi.
Isixazululo esisodwa sokulawula izimpukane siwukusebenzisa ama-agent alawula izinto eziphilayo, njengeminyovu ebangelwa yizinambuzane kanye nesikhunta. Lawa ma-ejenti angasiza ekunciphiseni inani lezimpukane ezimhlophe futhi anciphise umthelela wazo ekukhiqizeni izitshalo. Ucwaningo olwanyatheliswa kuyi-Journal of Economic Entomology lwathola ukuthi ukwethulwa kweminyovu enamagciwane kunciphisa kakhulu inani lempukane emhlophe kutamatisi otshalwe endaweni ebamba ukushisa.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukusebenzisa izinqubo zokulima ezisimeme njengokushintshaniswa kwezitshalo, ukutshala ngokuhlanganyela izitshalo ngekhava kungasiza ekunciphiseni ukusabalala kwezimpukane futhi kunciphise umthelela wazo ekukhiqizeni izitshalo. Ucwaningo olushicilelwe kujenali yezoLimo, i-Ecosystems & Environment lwathola ukuthi ukutshala ngokuhlanganyela nezinhlobo zezitshalo ezithile kunciphisa inani lezimpukane ezimhlophe emasimini kakotini futhi kwathuthukisa isivuno sezitshalo.
Esinye isisombululo esisha sokulawula izimpukane siwukusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuhlakaniphile, obufana ne-drones nezinzwa, ezingasiza abalimi baqaphe futhi balawule inani lempukane emhlophe ngempumelelo kakhudlwana. Ucwaningo olushicilelwe ku-Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection luthole ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwama-drones ukwenza imephu yasemoyeni kanye nokuqapha ukuhlasela kwezimpukane ezimhlophe kungasiza abalimi ukuba benze izinqumo ezingcono mayelana nokulawula izinambuzane.
Sengiphetha, izimpukane ziwuhlupho olukhulu kwezolimo, kodwa ngokusetshenziswa kwezinqubo zokulima ezisimeme nezisombululo ezintsha njengama-ejenti okulawula izinto eziphilayo kanye nobuchwepheshe obuhlakaniphile, abalimi bangalawula ngempumelelo ukuhlasela kwezimpukane ezimhlophe futhi bakhuthaze imboni yezolimo esimeme kakhudlwana.
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