China News Service, May 7. According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency" report, National Taiwan University began to try to restore fireflies on campus last year, starting from improving the water quality of ditches and raising aquatic plants, and subsequently releasing field snails as a food source for larvae. Recently, it has been available on the farm in the evening. There was a little bit of light all around.
In order to increase the biological diversity of the campus, National Taiwan University began to try to restore fireflies in the farm crop specimen garden last year. It received donations from alumni for the restoration, and Taipei Zoo donated 1,200 firefly larvae. After a period of ecological circle construction, recently be successful.
Pan Minxiong, Director of National Taiwan University's Agricultural Experiment Field and Distinguished Professor of the Institute of Food Science and Technology, said that recently, fireflies can be seen coming out in the evening to "fall in love". mating.
Warmer weather is expected in the future, and the number will be more pronounced.
In order to increase the biodiversity of the campus, National Taiwan University is trying to regenerate fireflies in the farm crop specimen garden.
Image source: Taiwan "Central News Agency" provided by National Taiwan University.
Pan Minxiong said that in order to create an ecological circle, NTU started with the water quality of the artificial river to create a living water environment. After the aquatic plants were well maintained, the field snails were released in the wild as a food source for the fireflies.
The entire process cost about NT$1 million, and manpower will continue to be invested to maintain the environment in the future.
Pan Minxiong suggested that people who want to watch fireflies at National Taiwan University go there at about 6 or 7 o'clock before the sun goes down, wait near Zhoushan Road and the farm waterwheel, and have a chance to see fireflies when it gets darker.
In the future, we will consider adding some standing signs to tell the public the best photo spots.
Pan Minxiong also suggested to the school recently that the lights near the rehabilitation base should be dimmed. "Darkness is more suitable for (fireflies) to fall in love."