Cherry maggots can not eat? Experts said the rumor flies and harmless

"Emergency Notification! Cherry Lane this year, a parasitic worm, which has almost the majority of cherries. Looking for the best looking more fresh cherries, made of transparent glass, pour water and a little salt, about 2 these minutes will be drilled from the epidermis intact seeking diffusion What maggots can eat. "- now this is the season of many cherry in the list, but" cherry maggots "microblogging rumors began to have letters and other common social networks. It was noted that many competitors in person, bubble cherry users will indeed be drilled by saline "maggots."

Yesterday, China Agricultural University, said several experts that the so-called "maggots" is actually the larvae of the fruit fly, harmless to the human body, cherry, bayberry and various berries grown in the One of the most common pests, it is difficult to remove, it is because the spray pesticides. "Do not let a rumor ruin a business!" Department of Entomology, China Agricultural University, said Dr. Wilfred Tsui.

Phenomenon

"Maggots cherry" test flood trigger

In that time, he listed a number of delicious cherry season. Microblogging recently published letters of social networking on a set of places, cherry maggots called, the transmission capacity of micro-blogging in a two thousand times. Many users are looking for the truth, but also specifically cherries was personally purchased the outset. The test results are basically the same: Soak the salt water Piaoqi a small linear insects. Users of the experimental results by secondary transfer, the most important people to eat cherries panic.

Shandong, a professor of agriculture confirmed interview that "maggots" is actually the larvae of the fruit fly, harmless, but many users do not think even the interpretation of Professor of "Howl" and attacks seem like "do you believe that if many bugs remain in the stomach are disgusting", "the professor of a dozen Drosophila larvae, I saw you eat! "And comments as personal attacks.

Last night, the reporter found that some users "of parasitic larvae cherry", announces Sina been identified as "false news."

Test

Four copies of the bubble cherry two "bug"

Yesterday morning, the reporter made a special series of experiments, each bought in supermarkets and street JKL is a small box of cherry fruit stand, to 18 yuan / kg and fixed at 10 yuan / kg. Reporter freshness, maturity and other sensory indicators simply washed their "good group" and "bad" group surface stains, soaked in salt water every single cup in broken configured.

About half an hour later, the reporter found that the test result is much less exaggerated crazy line passes only street "wrong group" drilled in two stalled over cherry like insects like maggots. Fengyun some cherries soften darker skin, cherry beads rapporteurs Peel two small insects, black interior was corruption, but also sour smell, but a similar picture in situations covered online bug. The remaining three samples were found in small insects or other impurities.

There are about a month, the online presence of the "bubble bayberry maggots drilled Sole", told reporters, as the same experiment, the experimental results will be made, the four parts Myrica be drilled varying the number of "bugs" .

'Bayberry skin is rough, cherry definitely better. Supermarkets storage time that the choice of smooth, fresh produce. "Officials from the Department of Marketing supermarkets in Beijing said.

Expert

Drosophila larvae no influence on the human body

See what kind of mail on the Internet continue to ferment, some agricultural experts have stated that they are in fact eggs cherry fruit flies, the larvae hatch visible. China Agricultural University, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition and Food Security FAN Zhi said that these fruits in small Rouchong simply could not withstand the acid. In the stomach of the man will die and food will be digested and absorbed protein and finally. "Absolutely no reason to worry, they will become the body of the parasite."

"In addition to psychology can be a little uncomfortable, the fruit fly eggs and larvae on the human body without harm." China Agricultural University, Associate Professor of insects, said Xu Zhiqiang , as bayberry, cherry, fruit, fruit fly is a common pest. flies lay their eggs in the fruit, the larvae eat the fruit, the uneven surface of fruits, juices appearing upset, and even to rot. "But never to break a fruit to another. "

According to reports, the reproductive cycle in Drosophila is very short, so that usually reproduce a week or capable of a whole generation. Larvae individual small, not easily noticed. Since these fruits directly, such as the use of chemical pesticides, simple, imported to increase the fruits of pesticide residues.

Fan Zhihong also noted that regardless of peaches, pears or cherries on drilling Drosophila larvae themselves are non-toxic, clean and remove the worm section safely eat. "In fact, worse than any pesticide."

Suggestion

"Do not let rumors ruin an industry"

"What? Internet has such a rumor?" Yesterday Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing cherry producers Lao Gao asked the reporter on the phone again and again, always a positive response, Lao Gao said, "that the time of harvest, so this rumor man a fire in my stomach. "

Lao Gao types of cherries were in 2078, and force this year, the weather, cherries also a good harvest. He said that their village more than a dozen farmers 200 acres of cherry trees, hello, Italy, the United States planted pioneers, red sign, Longview, more than 10 varieties. A few years ago, the villagers of cherries are sold to suppliers and supermarkets in Beijing and fruit shops. The last two years, the garden village gathering huh. consumers of the city can meet, eat, June is just picking a good season, the big boys are looking forward to this year, better price. A few years ago, the community "long parasitic worms cherry" had been rumors quickly affected the sales of cherry picking customers patronize Park came to ask appeared "maggots cherries right?"

Lao Gao said, the cherry, the city specially invited experts from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing to allow farmers to plant fruit for training. "In fact, you can play pesticides prevent fruit flies so easy for pesticide residues, but on quality."

In this regard, Xu Zhiqiang said no way to eliminate fruit flies, can reduce, for example, do a good job skimming season orchard hygiene, reduce the amount of rot orchard.

"I hope that the media reduce the Drosophila declared." Tsui mixed to say that almost every year feelings, there are experts in the rumor that the eggs and larvae of Drosophila harmless, but consumers are skeptical. "Now the market is cherry season, have no effect on the result. A page vain rumors ruin of the industry, which never happened."