小麦是宁夏重要作物之一。但小麦金针虫(本省群众叫火虫、黄虫虫)的为害非常猖獗,严重的阻碍着小麦增产,为害程度一年比一年严重,区域也逐年扩大。1951—1952两年发生严重地区的麦苗竟有被吃去80%左右者,一般的被害率都在0.5%—10%间。为此,今年我们依照中央农业部指示着手进行示 Wheat is one of the important crops in Ningxia. However, the damage caused by the golden needleworms (the masses in the province called fireflies and yellow beetles) is very rampant, which seriously hinders the increase of wheat yield. The degree of damage has been increasing year by year and the region has also expanded year by year. In 1951-1952 serious cases of wheat seedlings in two years have actually been eaten to about 80%, the average rate of the victims were between 0.5% -10%. To this end, we started this year in accordance with instructions from the Central Ministry of Agriculture