Summer comes, Americans go crazy again with cicadas sweeping everywhere. Although they do not cause damage to crops like locusts and grasshoppers, their cries are extremely scary. Seeing a good opportunity, Asians in the US began to promote many dishes from cicadas, from fried, traditional grilled to pizza, stir fried, cooked with sauce.. At first, they were hesitant, but after enjoying the deliciousness of cicadas, Americans began to learn how to make many different dishes from cicadas themselves. Recently, a famous pizza restaurant in Ohio has launched a spicy Thai cicada pizza. After launching the test version, the number of customers responding is not small, those who have tasted it say that the cicada pizza is very delicious. Since then, many variations with cicada pizza have been expanded, giving customers more choices. Most people think that although it looks terrible, cicadas eat very well. Cicada pupae are more common than cicadas. Americans use onions, peas, peppers, garlic, lemons and the like to make salads with cicada pupae or stir-fries together. A rich, aromatic cicada sauce created by Americans. Pictured is a traditional Mexican tortilla with fried cicadas. Those who have tasted it say that it is more delicious than regular cakes. The main reason is because fried cicadas are very crispy and high in protein, so they have a delicious taste. Americans are now starting to add cicadas to many of the dishes they normally eat. Fried cicadas sandwiched in burgers is a typical example. Some more sophisticated people also make a delicious cicada sauce, which is to mix mashed potatoes, butter with salt and pepper, squeeze a little lemon on top, sauté red onion, jalapeno, garlic, and finally serve with tick sorrow and eat together. Many main dishes are decorated with cicadas on top, and even cicadas are wrapped in chocolate to make cicada chocolate and other desserts. However, experts from the US Food and Drug Administration recently warned Americans addicted to cicadas that it is best not to follow the cicada eating trend if they are allergic to seafood. . That’s because cicadas are close relatives of lobsters and shrimp. Invite readers to watch the video: Strange dishes of Vinh Phuc people

I told you yesterday, I have started my summer vacation. He was so happy, he jumped up and down. Thinking about it, seeing it as I was when I was a kid, but hearing that the teacher was busy, sick, and on vacation, the students were more busy playing than studying. Particularly for Summer is a very long excitement, because it brings so many plans, plans and games ahead. “Dragonfly bites navel and knows how to swim” – so many children have been tricked into this. Photo: Thanh Nguyen. I still remember, when I was a kid, Summer was an opportunity for a lot of “starts” at first. From the first time going to see crabs (crab hooks), fishing for frogs, catching fish, slapping fish… to children’s activities: exercising and kicking football early. As for the games, there are many, from shotguns, passing, marble shooting, fighting, fighting, umbrellas… Part of a memory. Photo: Thanh Nguyen. In those days, the field after the harvest was a big stage for the country kids. In my house, there are no buffaloes or cows, but because I crave the country atmosphere with many games and strange dishes, I often follow my brothers and friends in the neighborhood. After the harvest, the countryside is temporarily empty. After the harvest, all the grasshoppers, frogs, and especially mice were gathered in the fields of elephant grass. These are the fields converted by dairy households, from rice to grass for food. At that time, during the day, they fished frogs, at night they looked at locusts and caught birds. But the most fun is still the sessions to dig mice. Usually groups of several or three children will bring a bucket, basket or bag, a spade and a dog. Dogs have the ability to sniff out and catch mice very well, buckets can make water with simple burrows. Field after harvest. Photo: Thanh Nguyen. Rats this season are fat because they are full after a rice season. After catching, bring back, peel off the skin, cut off the head and legs, just take the meat of the body and thighs and then marinate it and bake it. In the summer, every child does not have a small cage. In the countryside, usually every house has a few areca trees. In the summer, those who are good at climbing will be responsible for finding the nests of young birds and sharing them with each other. The young sparrows are hungry, full of shit, their mouths are always wide open to eat when they see people. The food is cold rice, but the most common is grasshoppers, so if you don’t go to the field every day, you have to run to green vegetables (5% field area for households to grow vegetables) to catch some locusts to bring back. make bird food. Draw sketch. Photo: Thanh Nguyen. I remember, when I was a child raising birds, my parents taught me to give the birds light salt water to drink, so I got used to it, even if the birds fly away when they grow up, they still have to come back to drink water. That pure joy keeps growing, from the time the bird is young until the bird is full of feathers, flying and growing. I remember back in the 90s, raising snails was fashionable among the kids. In the new wave of that movement, I had to ask my parents for money to buy it. Where 1,000 VND/pair of small snails, or a few thousand a tool snail, bring back and drop into a crock pot or fish tank to raise. Day by day, go to pick duckweed, water hyacinth, or gather all kinds of leaves for snails to eat. When the snail lays, each pink ovary as big as a strawberry will gradually turn white, it’s time to take out toothpicks to get the baby snails. Raising snails and birds is also meticulous and takes time, but fun. Then, only later, did I know that the “toy” once was a terrible thing to destroy the rice fields. The imprint of the game in childhood has not ended many times when returning home many times, on ditches or bamboo poles in ponds and lakes, still full of eggs of this agricultural “rebellious” group. The nest of golden snail eggs is associated with the childhood of many rural children. Photo: Thanh Nguyen. Summer brings showers. After such meals, the pond is filled with the sound of frogs, hawks, and owls. Me and my friends carried fishing rods. Frogs with nuggets (a baby frog about the size of a big toe) are brought back to be raised somewhere in the garden or pond. Big frogs have to buy long bamboo sticks and melon flowers to lure. If there is a frog, there will be a pot of melon soup. In those days, finding a frog with 3 fingers was already very big, unlike now, frogs raised as big as fists, why eat frivolously. Summer is coming, for the children of the countryside, it is also the season of petty theft, because this is the most fruitful season. From sugarcane, guava, alligator, toad, citrus, mango, queo, papaya, etc. The day before yesterday, when I returned to my hometown, my friend also read aloud the “directory” of sweet and fragrant flowers, who had what tree, what delicious fruit. , it’s by heart. See, the taste of stolen fruit is so delicious and attractive that, after more than 20 years, people still remember it. In those days, the children often looked at Gac fruit, any house that had a ripe gac fruit, even if it was new, but did not cut it quickly, it was stolen by the children, just to get the seeds to play. As for the other fruits, they are extremely different, each day they change a dish. In those days, the booty was often carried by the children to the bunker on the embankment to raid. I don’t know how many moonlit mornings, the village dike was filled with laughter, eating and talking like that. And the most interesting thing, that day, the matter of stealing fruit was rarely concerned by parents, it was an accepted thing. Maybe it’s just a few reprimands from time to time, because everyone seems to implicitly admit that it’s a part of everyone’s childhood.

Illustration. My hometown was in the midland hills, at that time the grass was green. The message canopy ran across the hillsides. Under the forest canopy is a world of grass, flowers, myrtle, mussels, peonies… four seasons blooming. On the top of the mountain, there are sparse trees and grass that grow in places. Perched by the gray rocks, the thorny bushes stretched out their green arms in the scorching summer sun. We used to climb hills to rake pine needles, find ripe myrtle and pick leaves from those bushes. People call it the palm tree. I was too young at that time, and I don’t remember who drew it for me. I just know that I can go with my brothers and sisters to the mountains, climb like a baby goat, jump on each cliff to pick leaves, pick but not cut even though the tree has sparse thorns and bleeds. And only pick the leaves of the cake, not too old, not too young. My grandmother said to make delicious jelly and let the tree live for everyone to pick. I like the cool scent of the leaves. Sometimes, after picking, we would run around looking for wild fruits or sit on a large rock, while blooming the leaves, we would look at the village and the tiny river in the distance, holding out our little hands. embracing the sweat-drying face, welcoming the fragrant breezes blowing from the vast fields, dreaming… I love that hill! Love the young pine buds that build green towers lined up on the slopes, the fragrant pine like candles in the sky! Love the giants, grasshoppers and big elephants kicking the brakes, dancing and throwing leaves! Love the sound of howling birds, “catching shrimp braised” in the sky and the cuckoo calling from afar… But love the hill most in the ripe fruit season. Juicy red raspberries in the humid valley by the rocky crevice, clusters of sweet red-purple peonies; The sedum vine hangs tiny purple-pink fruit eyes, black alum, black pearl soup mixed with thorns and inviting thorns… The most interesting thing is that sometimes you open your nose to find the faint scent of ripe fruit, then turn the grass and trees, and catch the flowers. tufts of passion fruit charm or sweet chestnut flowers, sniffing to forget the hungry stomach… Sometimes, our children try to pick sour leaves and acrid fruits to eat. Small green cow’s udder oozes milk, small pomelos, pink and pink, transparent, fragrant, spicy… even the whole fruit is bought full of seeds and tasted… Myrtle season is a paradise for children. Just the other day, the eye-catching purple-pink petals swaying in their hands, in the hair of a few children braided in pigtails, now they turn into fruit while hanging on the branches, showing off their sweet and inviting purple belly… purple and purple… The smiles of children in the mountains and forests… The midland hills gave us delicious food, sweet fruits, raised poor children to grow up in body and soul. I often hum the rhymes as I weave my way through the sparse shrubs or bend down to pick up the pine cones rolling on the carpet of fragrant leaves. In order to remember my homeland later, I often call this the singing hill: There are blue winds Fly through the forest of childhood Where is the sweetness and sweetness Mourning purple sim hillside… Only a song left Keep flying in the nostalgia Wings of time once Wet soft clear spring water… There are steep mountain slopes Sweet white gardenia There is a pine forest that screams I lie on a carpet of fragrant leaves… Miss the misty mountain valley There are wings of clouds and the head of the wind Herd of buffaloes grazing on grass Flowers to open eyes purple pink… From the top of the immense mountain Zoom in on all four sides Seeing the small village far away Loving the old bamboo ramparts… Back to the past years Seeing the kite flying enthusiastically Seeing fragrant sweet potato buried in the kitchen Locusts, grasshoppers fly back… I love summer days Wandering in search of the smell of ripe fruit Sweet wild fruit in the mouth Sorrel leaves in the forest… Fascinated white flower rose Chirping birdsong at the top of the mountain Confused yellow butterfly wings Clap the flash of childhood… … Every time I go to the hill to pick leaves, I like it, even making jelly at home is really fun. Before that, the elder brothers or sisters or grandmothers had prepared a large pot of water to cool, a small pot of sugar syrup, sometimes just begging or hiding some sugar from the house because sugar was scarce that day, sometimes a few drops. sugar cane or holding grass roots… Glove leaves are washed many times by us, drained, dried slightly and then put in a large pot or saucepan to crush with our hands. I remember once, we even washed a pair of rubber slippers and used them as a grinding table, rubbing the leaves vigorously. When the leaves have turned into a green powder, they are wrapped in a white coarse cloth and then dipped in a pot of boiling water to cool, thoroughly dried, and squeezed out. Sometimes, we squeeze in a little bit of clear lime juice from the lime pot she eats betel nut, sometimes we don’t, but it only takes a few minutes for the pot to solidify. Sometimes to cool more, the brothers and sisters take a piece of rain cloth to cover the jelly pot and then the line is dropped to the bottom of the well, a few hours later or overnight to pull it up. Wow, it’s delicious when the green jelly pieces are cut out, dropped into a cup or bowl of sugar water, sprinkled with a little banana or grapefruit essential oil! Sometimes it’s not so “advanced”, my brothers and sisters boil some sugarcane juice, stevia roots, sprinkle some sugar obtained on the jelly and then compete to eat… Wherever you eat, cool your guts, cool your liver there, although there is not enough sweetness to mask the strong smell of fresh leaves. So many years have passed, I still remember the afternoons full of flowers and sunshine under the rustling bamboo shade, we slurped the bowls of cool green jelly like jade. Delicious dishes with a hilly flavor but even more delicious by their own hands. It’s even more delicious when receiving the sparkling smiles of grandmothers and mothers when enjoying the jelly that our children prepare… For decades, I have not returned to that ancient hill country. I don’t know if jelly gloves, sims buy… are there any trees left or erased over the years along with the soaring pine forests for a while. But in me, the grassy hills sing with the flavors of wild fruits, fragrant leaves, the first transparent, green jelly slice I ate… still remain forever in the memory and follow through life!

“I used to live in the city before moving to the countryside to find myself a quieter, more peaceful lifestyle. Luckily I found it in the middle of the woods, the hills of the west. South Australia,” Leeanne confided. Miss Leeanne contentedly with her vegetable beds A self-proclaimed lover of trees, forests, nature and all creatures on Earth, Leeanne took a course on aquaculture. That course inspired her to begin her journey to growing food crops. However, it was not until the beginning of last year, when Australia had to experience one of the worst bushfires in history, a severe drought, that she realized the impact of the global climate. Feeling hopeless, sad when witnessing those horrifying scenes of natural disasters, the girl sought to make a change. “I want to change, I seek to change to create the world I want, the life I want, and start with the land right under my feet,” Leeanne said. The girl started creating beds, planting seeds, growing vegetables and food crops to provide food for her family and share more with friends and neighbors. Clean vegetables from the organic garden “I take care of the soil and trees, in return they bring me many green and delicious products. I grow a lot of food plants because I want to eat clean fruits and vegetables. I like the feeling of going to the garden to pick fresh fruits, green vegetables to prepare nutritious, safe meals for the whole family. I want to be as self-sufficient as possible to work towards a lifestyle that can positively impact our land and our planet.” , Leeanne shared. Leeanne’s garden is about 200 square meters near the town of Bridgetown. In which, she uses 2/3 of the area to grow food crops, the remaining 1/3 grows perennial crops and fruit trees. For this girl, in addition to enjoying safe and healthy products from the garden, the bigger reward is enjoying an interesting life, connecting with the land, plants, and natural creatures. She has planted more flowers and herbs to attract some insects. Birds, lizards, grasshoppers, butterflies regularly flock to the garden. At night, some marsupials enter the garden in search of corn or tomatoes. The 200m2 garden changed Ms. Leeanne’s life. Leeanne said: “I don’t see it as a hindrance, I’m happy to be able to share food with the native wildlife, as long as they leave some for us. Through the process of gardening, tending. plants, I understand that the more love and effort you put into taking care of the garden, the better it becomes, and the more you nourish yourself.” According to the girl, focusing on gardening is a way to make a positive contribution to making the Earth greener. It is also a way to help you get rid of a stressful life. “I’ve realized that growing plants can be addictive, the more you plant the more passionate you are about growing the garden, and you won’t have much time left to worry and think negative.” Hoang Dung (translation summary)

Chong Trinh Emperor can be considered as the emperor with the most tragic fate in the history History of the Ming Dynasty . Unlike other kings who lost their country in history, during the 17 years of Sung Trinh De’s reign, he always ruled the kingdom, carried out reforms, wiped out the parties in the court, and always worked diligently. hope to save the tragedy of the decline of the Ming dynasty. Unfortunately it’s too late! The court at that time had hundreds of thousands of holes, politics was chaotic, moreover Ming Dynasty At that time, it was in the “downhill without brake” stage, the people lamented endlessly. The area of ​​Guangdong, Xiamen, even Hainan has snowfall, drought in the North, floods in the South, it is this extreme weather phenomenon that has fueled the fire of hatred among the people when life Theirs had fallen into an impoverished stalemate. Because of that, peasant uprisings arose everywhere, for the Ming court, it was cold and foggy, and things that were bad are now getting worse. Starting from the first year of Chong Trinh (ie 1628), there was a great drought in the North of China, the land was white and the grass could not grow, in the “Han Nam custom of the district” it was recorded that: Illustrations. “In the first year of Chongzheng, the whole Shaanxi region was red like blood. In the fifth year there was a famine; in the sixth year there was a flood; in the seventh year there was a locust plague, causing a loss of crops and famine; in September of the eighth year, Xixiang In the tenth year, there was a great drought, Luoc Duong had a great flood, and houses were ruined; in the ninth year, there was a great drought and locusts; in the tenth year, the autumn crops were completely lost; in the eleventh summer, locusts flew through the sky; … in the tenth year. three great droughts; … the fourteenth year of the great drought.” The appearance of the rebels Because to cut spending, Emperor Chong Trinh ordered the removal of the epidemic station, the savings were used for military expenses in the Northeast. But no one expected that this staff reduction would bring back Chong Trinh De a very strong enemy, which is Ly Tu Thanh. After being dismissed, Ly Tu Thanh joined the insurgent army and soon became Thunder King. In 1644, the insurgents attacked the Forbidden City. Faced with the situation of dehydration near the shelf, along with the scene of the insurgent army breaking through the main gate of Beijing, Emperor Chong Trinh’s heart was like cold ashes, completely hopeless. In fact, this emperor could have fled with his court officials to the south, to Nanjing, continuing to maintain Ming domination. Because at that time, Nanjing has always been Beijing’s subsidiary capital, Beijing has a key force, and Nanjing also has a part. Moreover, there are still some descendants of the Zhou family, who did not follow Beijing, still continue to live in Nanjing. So even if Beijing was later destroyed, Emperor Chongzhen could still establish a new government in Nanjing. If Emperor Chongzheng can escape from Beijing, with his status, position and talent, the Ming dynasty still has the opportunity to rebuild and rebuild again. But Chong Trinh De was a brave Emperor. Outside of the chaotic army, he sadly looked back at the palace and his relatives and then chose to commit suicide according to the country. The fate of the concubines who served the Chong Trinh Emperor It is surprising that many of his concubines have committed suicide with him. Emperor Chong Trinh wholeheartedly took care of the country, so his harem concubines were not many. Moreover, the affection between Emperor Chong Trinh and Empress Chau was also very good, so he did not favor many other girls. Therefore, there are very few records of his concubine in history, moreover, there are also some people of high status who died at a young age. By the time the country died, there were not many people who personally paid their respects. The relationship between Chong Trinh De and Chau Empress has always been very good, extremely close, the feelings of the two can be compared to the love of a loving couple. Chong Trinh De and Chau Empress parted for the last time, after saying goodbye, Empress Chau also hanged herself and died. In addition to the Empress, there is also Consort Yuan. After parting, Consort Yuan also tied her neck with a rope, unfortunately because her body was a bit fat, so the rope broke. Yuan Gui fell to the ground, was in a coma for a while, and then regained consciousness. When the Qing army entered, she was arranged by the Qing army in a suitable position, enjoying her old age. Concubine Dien Quy was also one of the concubines of Emperor Chong Trinh. She was also favored by the king. Unfortunately, her health was always not good, so the three princes she gave birth to were also sick and died young. Tian Guifei couldn’t get over such a shock, was too pitiful, caused constant illness, and eventually died prematurely. Consort Vuong Thuan is also one of the concubines who died early. She came from a poor background, was a maidservant next to Chau Empress, the relationship between the two of them was very good. During his time at Tin Vuong Palace, he served Emperor Chong Trinh and Empress Chau. After that, he went to the palace with the Empress, always serving by her side. Once she happened to be blessed by the Emperor Chong Trinh, she became pregnant with a dragon race. Unfortunately, after giving birth, she died of bleeding. Emperor Chong Trinh’s harem still had a few other concubines, but because of his low status, he could not personally say goodbye. Most of them chose to commit suicide, following the Chong Trinh Emperor. In the face of the threat of dehydration, the weak women showed their last resilience, taking their own lives to express the last resistance, truly making people feel.

This shows that Mr. Guterres recognized the need and importance of input and feedback from international youth leaders in addressing 17 sustainable development goals related to the plan. Climate action. The common point of most of these goals is environmental sustainability and climate change resistance. Not only in the future, our children will “inherit” the Earth, but at this very moment, they are exercising inheritance rights in urgent ways and need to solve current problems immediately. ie. We can name a few members of the United Nations Youth Advisory Council as well as other youth activists from Asia and Africa, who may not be popular but remain silent. make an impact in their community. One of the new members is Archana Soreng of the indigenous Khadian tribe from the Sundergarh district in Odisha, India. Soreng is a research officer at Vasundhara Odisha and a climate leader. In her own opinion, she feels that “in order to build a better world after the Covid pandemic, it is important for indigenous communities to be aware of their joint role in protecting their lips. School, the environment itself will have a direct and long-term impact on their lives ”. Archana Soreng is a research officer at Vasundhara Odisha and a climate leader Speaker and climate activist, Vanessa Nakate has studied and educated herself for many years around environmental and political issues. Before crops failed, record heatwaves, increased deforestation and recently a grasshopper epidemic in East Africa, where she lives, Nakate felt that she could not stand and watch without speaking out for herself. Joining the Fridays for Future and Uganda Rise Up strikes at school, Nakate is at the forefront of the international youth movement working for the climate. Arshak Makichyan is an enthusiastic and outspoken Armenian Russian climate activist. He spoke enthusiastically about activities for the climate, frankly pointing to serious issues such as widespread wildfires, famine, rising sea levels, and rising temperatures that will affect today’s children. and tomorrow. He is an important representative of Russian youth in expressing anger and fears about climate change. Arshak Makichyan is a Russian-Armenian climate activist Ou Hongyi is an 18 year old climatologist located in Guilin, China. Concerned about pollution, emissions, flooding, and other climate-related emergencies in China, Hongyi even went against her parents’ desire to join air advocates. another poster in the world. She has been greatly influenced by Al Gore’s 2006 film An Inconvenient Truth and since watching it at the age of 16, she has repeatedly demonstrated to everyone the state of climate emergency. Fatou Lamin Jeng is a leader and youth educator on climate and gender issues. As a member of Clean Earth Gambia and a speaker at UNFPA Youth Day International in the summer of 2020, Jeng brought the dialogue on this issue to the fore. Kisha Erah Muanã is an avid climate leader in the Philippines, where numerous issues are emerging such as global warming, rising sea levels, soil erosion, water pollution, poverty. , gang activity and violence. In addition, deforestation, super typhoons and earthquakes have been and are having a huge impact on the Philippines. As the youth spokesperson for the Cebu region, Muanã said: “I feel very happy to represent the country at a major event to voice my views on emergencies towards emergencies. with the climate. All these young leaders and many more have given us inspiration to take quick action against climate change to protect the future of this planet. and of all peoples, races, species, and nations. We will be wiser if we rely on the advice of indigenous people, those who are marginalized, who know best of the consequences of irresponsibility. As Archana Soreng observed: “Our ancestors protected forests and nature through the ages with their traditional knowledge and practices. Now, we must become the leaders in combating the climate crisis ”.

A colony of giant grasshoppers is a terrible disaster. They begin with a black streak on the horizon, followed by darkening gradually. The small rustling noises gradually turned into the shrill noise of the millions of yellow insects that came. Since the end of 2019, grasshopper clouds have spread across the Horn of Africa, devastating crops and meadows, prompting people to trigger a massive campaign to destroy them. The ground and air spraying of insecticides in eight East African countries, coordinated by the World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), prevented the worst scenario – the destruction of the grasshoppers. the food source of millions of people. In 2020, according to FAO calculations, the campaign will preserve the amount of grassland and food enough for 28 million people in the Horn of Africa and Yemen in a year. But this progress has come with unspecified consequences for the environment, and the difficult problem is to find a way to destroy this invasive insect without destroying plants, harming insects, and wild animals. wild and human. The consequences have not been determined To date, 2.3 million liters of chemical pesticides have been sprayed on 1.9 million hectares, at a cost of about $ 195 million (according to FAO statistics). This campaign will continue this year. Assessment of damage to the environment is not complete, but the effects of the insecticide have been recorded for centuries in other areas. Extensive pesticides not only kill grasshoppers, but also bees and other insects. They penetrate into water sources and can affect human health. Dino Martins, executive director of the Mpala Research Center in Kenya, said: “Of course there will be uncontrolled damage. All these chemicals are made to kill insects, and they do it with that. bulk”. Grasshoppers formed in 2018, after a hurricane brought heavy rains to the Arabian desert, allowing them to breed on wet sand. Strong winds in 2019 push the flock to Yemen, then across the Red Sea into Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. Grasshoppers proliferate quickly and eat everything in the way they fly. Photo: National Geographic. The spraying was carried out even when the Covid-19 pandemic spread around the world. Wearing masks, hundreds of local volunteers and Kenyan conscripts wore aerosols and sprayed the grasshoppers with any pesticide in stock. They sprayed tens of thousands of liters of deltamethrin, as well as hundreds of liters of fipronil, chlorpyrifos, and other insecticides. In particular, many types are banned in Europe and some parts of America. In the reported case in the northern Samburu region, a ground control team sprayed 35 times the recommended amount of chemicals on an area, killing both bees and beetles. “Originally, this was an emergency situation. The idea was to try to control as quickly as possible to control the environment,” said Thecla Mutia, head of the environmental impact monitoring group of locust control efforts in Kenya. ensure food security “. Struggled to find an alternative Pesticides are poisons. Four types used in Kenya under FAO censorship have a high risk of harming bees, low to moderate to birds, medium to high with grasshoppers and soil insects, such as ants and termites. The European Union has banned the use of chlorpyrifos since early 2020, and some American states such as New York, California, and Hawaii also banned it. Fenitrothion is not approved for use in Europe, but is used in the US and Australia against grasshoppers. “We are not hiding the nature of the insecticide, but we cannot do anything while the grasshoppers spread. We want to reduce the number of desert locusts,” said Cyril Ferrand, FAO’s team leader in Nairobi. in a responsible way. Grasshoppers wreak havoc on crops with terrifying speed and scale. Photo: BBC. Biological solutions that are non-toxic, which can kill grasshoppers without harming other species, have been around for decades. However, chemical pesticides remain the top choice, accounting for up to 90% of the solution sprayed during the campaign in East Africa. The development of biological insecticides began in the late 1980s, after the grasshopper epidemic lasted for many years, stretching from North Africa to India. Christiaan Kooyman, a Dutch scientist who makes a bio-insecticide from the fungus Metarhizium acridum, which attacks grasshoppers, said: “When we see the number of millions of liters of pesticides sprayed, even the community. Donating them was also frightened. And they asked, ‘What else can I do?’ Metarhizium, marketed since 1998, has been proposed by FAO as “the most suitable control solution” for grasshoppers, but is rarely used. The drug works slowly, giving it a low “suppression” rate – that is, killing after days instead of hours. At the same time, its use was very expensive and difficult, more effective with young than adult swarms of grasshoppers – which was a great threat at the time. The biggest advantage of Metarhizium – just killing grasshoppers – also makes it a less profitable product. Companies make very little money making the drug, and go through the costly licensing process in one country and take a long time until it is allowed to be used. “Grasshoppers don’t usually show up, and businesses aren’t interested in producing something that isn’t used,” said Graham Matthews, a scientist on the Pesticide Review Foundation founding council. The grasshoppers come, you don’t want to wait for new production, you want a solution. As a result, governments have used wide-ranging, readily available chemical pesticides. Pesticides are the solution of choice to control grasshoppers. Photo: FAO. What worries the farmers, herders, scientists and conservationists of Kenya with these chemicals is that there is so much unknown – if any – about the harm they cause. A US government assessment warns “the risk of a significant negative impact on the environment and human health”, and the World Bank considers that the risk to the environment is “enormous”. “The use of large amounts of pesticides will of course harm biodiversity, but the magnitude of the effects has not been determined,” said Sunday Ekesi, an entomologist who joined his own anti-desert locust force. Nairobi, said. A major concern in Kenya is the impact of pesticides on pollinators. Farmers believe that the disappearance of bees is a factor in the low production of honey and mango. However, the lack of surveillance information makes it difficult for scientists to know what is actually going on. FAO’s 2003 guidance on safety measures shows that aerial spraying has no less impact on human health than ground spray, but often presents “more environmental concern” because There is a risk of entering sensitive areas in the ecosystem. In general, Kenya’s current grasshopper eradication campaign has improved compared to the first few weeks. If done correctly, the environmental impact will be very low. However, not many official reports have been published on this matter. Aircraft sprayed insecticides in the area invaded by locusts. Photo: FAO. Raphael Wahome, an animal scientist at Nairobi University, said FAO needs to release reports soon, so that researchers can evaluate more comprehensively. “Our main concern is that it’s all focused on locust control without the parallel monitoring system for undesirable effects,” he said. occurred where the “pesticide was used”.

Living in a riverside village in Van Giang district (Hung Yen), Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy said, the pretend is a specialty only available in the Red River. Their larvae live in water, only surface once a year to molt and then fly to the surface to lay eggs. Close-up of the child pretending to be outside the Red River. (Photo: Van Thanh). According to Ms. Thuy, when she was a child, many children appeared pretending to be, but suddenly about 20 years they disappeared, causing nostalgia for generations of fishing villages. However, about 3 years ago, pretending to appear many times made the people of the fishing village excited to come out and get together to go out and pretend from 3am. “I pretend to only appear once a year around February to March of the lunar calendar and only live about 2 hours. To get rid of it, most of my family had to stay up all night to see if the next day’s situation would pretend or not. If there is, by about 4 am, the pretense will start to float, and the river will be completely flown by about 6am, ”Ms. Thuy said. The child pretends to be a specialty only available in the Red River, which can be purchased at quite high prices. On the day of pretending to appear, dozens of fishing boats with nets attached to the nose of the boat ran along the river. When it is clear, it is also the end of the fake harvest. Because people were brought up from the riverbank, people gathered and bought them all. At the beginning of the crop, the price was high, about 500,000 VND / kg, every day when it was picked up, it was about 300,000 VND / kg. “On average, my family can salvage about 3-5 kg ​​a day, but there is a record day that my house can salvage nearly 40 kg. Bring it to the market, have not yet sold out all. Because it only appears a few days / month, it is necessary to be able to watch it to avoid the end of the season ”, Ms. Thuy said. Nearly 20 years of “losing track”, about 3 years ago, the pretend started to appear again. As the owner of a famous restaurant in Ngoc Thuy, Long Bien (Hanoi), but Van Thanh still goes out and pretends because this is an insect that has attached to the childhood of riverside children like him. At the same time, he used pretend to cook into dishes to serve guests to eat at his restaurant. In order to catch the pretense, fishermen like Thanh had to prepare from 3am, use a fixed net at the nose of the boat and pick them up because they only appeared from 4-6am and disappeared. According to Thanh, there are not every place where there are pretensions, but only at the confluence of the river where there is a lot of soil for them to nest. “Usually it takes a lot of attention to be able to watch the right day of pretending to molt because only 1-2 times a month. After 2 molting, they lay eggs and then die. Eggs hatch into larvae and return to the river bed waiting for the day to be molested on the surface “, Mr. Thanh said. After being processed, the baby becomes a specialty, with the price up to a million VND / kg. After picking up, Mr. Thanh processed many dishes to serve diners such as pretending to braise fish, pretend soup, pretending to roast honey leaves, and pretending to fry eggs … If he can save a lot, he proceeds to preserve it. separate to be used all year. “From the beginning of the crop up to now I have picked up 2 times, each time about 10-20kg. If selling fresh, it is only about 500,000 VND / kg but processed, each kilo can make 4 plates with the price from 200-300,000 VND / plate. So, each kilo of pretense will cost about 1 million dong ”, Mr. Thanh shared. I pretended to be a phytoplankton, after molting, only lived a few hours on the water. According to the book “Ten thousand questions of why”, I pretend to belong to the set of Ephemeral Wings, a set belonging to a group of Palaeoptera, together with the order of Dragonflies, whose scientific name is Ephemeroptera. They are twofold. After the second time, they only have one pair of wings and then live for only a few hours. The longest lifespan of pretending is not more than a week. The larvae of the child pretend to live in the water, after rolling a few times to become the same. When it becomes a coincidence, its body is soft, light emitting, the two antennae on the head are like a dagger, at the end of the abdomen grows 3 tail feathers. In the evening the children pretend to gather, fly over the water to perform mating. After the sex is finished, pretend the female spawns the eggs in the water. The vast majority of them to the next day “deadlock”.

1. Grasshopper (Takatan)

It is said that once eaten, it will be difficult to stop. This is a popular snack in Thailand, it is crunchy, delicious and is compared to popcorn. After being deep-fried, grasshoppers will be coated with chili powder, spices, creating a different flavor. Its crispy skin cracked, fragrant, and crunchy in its mouth.

2. Scorpions

You will certainly be amazed at how delicious this dish is. Don’t worry about the scorpion is poisonous, the venom is stored in the tail, and the seller gets rid of it before making it a dish. The brave guests who have tasted, said that this dish is quite similar to fried chicken wings with sweet salty sauce.

3. Flour worm

Deep fried dough is like french fries, has a delicious, crispy, fatty taste, is one of the snacks that are extremely loved by Thai people. Although it looks a bit intimidating, but the taste is delicious, it is worth a try.

4. Moo Ping (Meat skewers)

Thai street food is popular with skewers of fish, shrimp, squid and Moo Ping. Moo Ping is a dish made from pork, grilled with tamarind sauce, fish sauce, sugar, rice flour, onions, has a very sweet and spicy taste. Although this dish is extremely eye-catching and attractive, you should pay attention to buy at clean stalls.

5. Goong Ten (Dance Shrimp)

This is a famous specialty in northern Thailand. Literally, the shrimp are still alive, skipping in bowls, a dish just for the brave. After being washed, river prawns add spicy spices, mix well like salad. When you put shrimp in your mouth to chew, you will feel the pungent taste in your throat, combined with the salty taste, this combination makes many visitors love.

6. Larb Mote Daeng (Red Ant Eggs)

Red ants and its eggs are mixed with some spices, coriander, onions, chili … to create a sweet and crispy sweet and sour dish. Ant’s greasy taste combined with many other spices create an unforgettable dish.

7. Ab Ong Or (Thai roast pig brain)

Pork urchin is a strange dish in northern Thailand, requiring diners to have a little courage. Pork gourd will be seasoned with kapi (shrimp paste), lemongrass, lime leaves, dried chili, and other herbs, and then wrapped in banana leaves, grilled or roasted over low heat. Most locals will roast pork brains on a charcoal stove, making the dish very fragrant.

8. Crispy frog

This dish has a taste like chicken, the way is similar, breaded then deep fried with garlic. Although the taste is delicious, its appearance in the eyes of Western visitors is very frightening.

9. Soak chicken feet

This dish is often served with vermicelli or dumpling. Thai people make this dish very carefully, it takes hours or days for the chicken feet to soak the spices. This dish is very suitable for sitting, chatting with friends or simply as bait.

10. Luu Muu (Raw pig’s blood)

Pork blood is mixed with many spices, served with peanuts, lemon leaves. This dish very few people dare to try, often found in pubs.