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Overnight,

Are they all out?

recently,

"Shanghai termites" became a hot search on Weibo

Netizens issued a reminder:

"Friends in Shanghai, termite warning!"

One netizen posted a video: "Wow, these termites are so scary! Friends in Shanghai should pay attention to protection. Why do so many termites fly into Shanghai every June?"

A bunch of netizens posted pictures in the comment section

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"One flew in just as I was eating noodles."

“Forgot to close the window.”

"So this is a termite? Why doesn't it have wings??"

“Because it fell off.”

More text descriptions from netizens

Very visual too

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@星沉寰宇: This is so scary. I went downstairs to take out the trash without a mask today and almost got bit by the mouth...

@VB: Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, they are flying everywhere in so dense crowds, so scary.

@_sherrry: One bumped into me on the way home from get off work. I thought I had taken a picture of it, but when I got home and was playing with my phone, I found it crawling on my belly...

@followme: It's really scary. It's ok to have termites flying all over the sky, but termite wings kept falling from the sky, falling into the milk tea, falling onto the skirt...

@把猫lu脱毛: They are all available in the subway.

@Sunday: The termites in Shanghai tonight are really a bit too much. It's almost 12 o'clock in the morning, why don't you go home, termites? Can't I take a shower? The neighbor next door has already hit the door with an electric mosquito swatter, it's so lively!

@是悦悦呀: Ahhhhh I was wondering why so many bugs suddenly flew in at night!!!

@It's so hard to quit carbs: The most annoying thing is that the wings will fall off and fly everywhere when the fan is turned on.

01

Shanghai Weather Reminder:

Keep the screens closed as much as possible

There are more and more termites recently. Usually, termites come out of their nests in the evening when the weather is hot and the air pressure is low, and fly under the lights.

When opening doors and windows for ventilation, try to close the screens to reduce the entry of flying insects; keep the room clean and hygienic, and remove indoor garbage in time.

If a small number of termites fly in from outside, you need to close the doors and windows and use a vacuum cleaner, mosquito repellent, etc. to deal with them.

02

May to July every year

House termites are "huge"

Zhang Bingjun, deputy director of the Shanghai Property Management Center, said that the two common termites in Shanghai are Coptotermes formosanus and Reticulate termites. Termites usually migrate in two waves: the first wave is Reticulate termites from mid-March to mid-April, which migrate on a smaller scale and are more scattered; the second wave is Coptotermes formosanus from mid-May to mid-July, which migrate with great momentum, covering a wide range and attracting high attention from citizens, and thus frequently appear on "hot searches".

But in fact, termites are to some extent "houseboys and housegirls". They usually hide in the nest and don't go out easily. Once the external climatic conditions are ripe, such as relatively suitable temperature and high humidity in the air, they will fly out in large numbers. Termites fly to find mates. After they fly out of the nest, due to their innate sensitivity to light sources or phototropism, male termites will closely chase female termites around the light source, and choose a suitable place to complete mating and then build a new nest. This is why we often see them in large numbers under street lights and around billboards.

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What should residents do if they find termites in their homes?

"First of all, don't panic. First determine whether the termites are flying out of the house or flying in from outside." Zhou Minrong, secretary-general of the Termite Committee of the Shanghai Property Association, said that if there are only a few dozen termites, they are generally flying in from outside. At this time, you should close the doors and windows, and then place a basin of water under the lamp, use the termites' phototaxis to make them fall into the water and drown, and then clean the house.

If they fly out from your home, you should contact a termite control company in time. At the same time, you should pay attention to properly protecting the site of the ant infestation. Do not move or destroy the ant trails and ant nests at will, and do not use irritating insecticides such as "Radar" and "Bipu" to spray or burn them. Blindly disinfecting them by yourself will only disturb the termites, causing them to flee and expand the scope of the damage. An effective way is to temporarily seal the place where termites appear with newspapers or other methods, and wait for professional technicians to come and deal with it.

Source: People's Daily Online Science and Technology Comprehensive Political and Legal Channel, Shangguan News, The Paper, @Shanghai Weather, netizens' comments, etc.