去其螟螣:浙江省昆虫局与农业虫害防治(1924—1937)

Eliminating Pests:Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Entomology and the Agricultural Pest Prevention and Control from 1924 to 1937

1924年4月,为应对嘉兴地区日益严重的螟害,浙江省实业厅于当地设立昆虫局。作为全省虫害防治工作的主管机关,浙江省昆虫局从调查各县虫情入手,在掌握全省害虫活动情况的基础上,开展害虫生活习性考察、国产杀虫药剂研制、生物防治法引入、杀虫器械改良等研究活动。1929年冬,全省分期治虫工作开启后,昆虫局通过选派防治指导员下乡、创办稻虫防治实施区、培养各县治虫人才等具体举措,推动各地治虫工作的开展。在这些举措的推动下,浙江省的虫害防治工作取得了显著成效。

In order to deal with the increasingly serious plague of borers in Jiaxing,the Department of Industry and Commerce of Zhejiang Province set up a bureau of entomology in April,1924.As the provincial authority in charge of pest prevention and control,Zhejiang Provincial Bureau of Entomology first investigated the pest situation in each county.Then,based on the pest activity situation of the whole province,researches were carried out such as investigation on the living habits of pests,development of domestic insecticides,introduction of biological measures and improvement of insecticidal apparatus.In the winter of 1929,after the phased work of pest prevention and control was started,the bureau of entomology promoted the work around the province through specific measures such as sending instructors to the countryside,establishing the implementation area of preventing rice pests and training professionals in pest control for all counties.Under the influence of the above measures,the pest prevention and control in Zhejiang province achieved remarkable results.