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Chapter 150 Biological Mosquito Repellent Methods

The flood lasted for three days and three nights. Only after the last flood peak passed safely did the members of the Pet Beast Guild, covered in mud, finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Large patches of yellow mud appeared in the flooded areas.

The Pet Beast Guild deployed large aquatic pets to thoroughly clean the yellow mud.

After the flood, many things in the nursery were no longer usable.

A thorough cleanup is needed.

After a flood, a major epidemic is sure to follow, and the night mosquitoes begin to multiply.

If you don't take precautions when you go out now, any exposed parts of your body will inevitably get bitten by mosquitoes in the dark, leaving a big welt.

How to prevent mosquito bites has become a difficult problem for the Pet Animal Guild and the Breeders Guild.

At this time, Zhang Lingxue asked Ye Bai to go over there.

She was wearing a white dress and rabbit ears on her head.

Two Thunder Rabbits are helping Zhang Lingxue organize the data.

"Ye Bai, the Nursery Association has sent a request for help. After the flood, there is a swarm of night mosquitoes. We need to brainstorm and find a solution."

"I'm still organizing the data for the positive and negative electric rabbits. Could you go in my place?"

“I am an honorary elder of the Jiaying City Cultivation Workers Union. Since they have come to us for help, please go on their behalf.”

Zhang Lingxue has been working through the night to organize materials, and with the time for the inspector's on-site assessment fast approaching, she doesn't have much time left.

However, the matter of cultivating family members was urgent, so Zhang Lingxue could only ask Ye Bai to go in her place.

The Breeders Guild, a subordinate organization of the Pet Animal Guild, is located near the Pet Animal Guild.

There is a five-story building here.

The first floor is the office hall, and the second floor is the breeding ground for pets.

The third to fifth floors are the offices of the members of the Nurturing Home Union.

At this moment, the members of the Nursery Workers Union crowded into the large conference room.

Liu Chenggong, president of the Breeders' Union, and Wang Jinyin, president of the Pet Animal Union, sat side by side.

"Everyone, nocturnal mosquitoes are rampant lately, and we must effectively control their numbers."

"Does anyone have any good ideas?"

Liu Chenggong was extremely intelligent. On his bald head was a huge red bump, clearly from a mosquito bite in the dark.

From a distance, it looks like it has horns on its head.

Wang Jinyin thought through all the sad things before he could stop himself from laughing.

"I think we can use physical methods to repel mosquitoes."

"Establish a large-scale mosquito control system to reduce the number of night mosquitoes."

Someone immediately offered a suggestion.

Liu Chenggong glared at the man and said, "Do you think the Night Mosquitoes are ordinary mosquitoes? They are incredibly cunning."

“Even a single night mosquito can be the size of a fist. You can imagine how big a mosquito control system we would have to build.”

Liu Chenggong rejected the proposal, and someone immediately suggested using chemical mosquito repellent.

By spraying a scent that mosquitoes hate on the body, the purpose of chemical mosquito repellent is successfully achieved.

Liu Chenggong thought for a moment, then shook his head: "No, the night mosquitoes are not ordinary mosquitoes, and if their numbers continue to multiply..."

"There is a high probability of a mosquito infestation."

"At that time, the entire city of Jiaying will be ravaged by swarms of mosquitoes that cover the sky and leave nothing but barren land."

"It also makes it easier for high-level nocturnal mosquitoes to emerge."

"We must find a way to eradicate nighttime mosquitoes."

At this moment, Wang Jinyin noticed that Ye Bai looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Ye Bai, why don't you share your insights?"

When everyone saw that Wang Jinyin had publicly chosen Ye Bai, they immediately began to whisper among themselves.

"What insights could a greenhorn like him possibly offer?"

"Yes, what kind of person is he? How dare a minor attend our meeting?"

"I remember we posted these messages to highly respected breeders, how could we possibly post them to a minor?"

Everyone wore gloating expressions; they didn't think Ye Bai could say anything.

Ye Bai took the microphone and adjusted his voice: "Personally, I think we should take a two-pronged approach."

"We adopt a combined approach of chemical and biological mosquito control."

"Chemical mosquito repellents can solve the problem of citizens being bitten by mosquitoes at night."

"Biological mosquito repellent can solve the problem of nighttime mosquitoes at its source."

Upon hearing Ye Bai's words, Liu Chenggong immediately became interested: "Then how do you think biological mosquito repellent works?"

"We've tried poison dart frogs and giant frogs before, but unfortunately they don't seem to be interested in night mosquitoes."

Ye Bai shook his head: "They are not the best choice."

"The best choice would be a dragonfly-like creature."

"They are the natural nemesis of night mosquitoes."

"According to statistics, a dragonfly can eat a thousand mosquitoes a day, while a dragonfly larva can eat three thousand mosquito larvae a day."

"We can definitely solve the problem of nocturnal mosquitoes by following this approach."

However, at this moment, Liu Chenggong asked another question: "Ye Bai, I am very interested in biological mosquito control methods, but one thing is, what if we introduce dragonfly aliens in order to eliminate a pest, and then cause the dragonfly aliens to proliferate, and they become new invasive species?"

Ye Bai nodded: "I've also considered this issue."

"We can start from two aspects: first, we can select dragonfly-like creatures with poor reproductive capacity but that can eat night mosquitoes; second, we can select dragonfly-like creatures with large size."

"Unlike the night mosquito, the dragonfly beasts are all quite large, making them relatively easy for us to catch."

"Think of it this way: if a pet shop sells both Dragonfly Beasts and Night Mosquitoes, do you think the Dragonfly Beast is more expensive, or the Night Mosquito?"

Everyone replied that it was a dragonfly-like creature.

Ye Bai shrugged at this point: "Isn't that settled then?"

"Dragonfly-like creatures are valuable, and if they are valuable, people will try to capture them."

“We can definitely develop a dragonfly-related industry chain. Firstly, it can increase job opportunities, and secondly, we can increase fiscal revenue by selling dragonfly-related creatures.”

"Think about it, do you still think dragonfly-like creatures will become rampant?"

After hearing Ye Bai's explanation, everyone felt that what Ye Bai said made sense.

After all, night mosquitoes are pests with no value, and their size is only about the size of a fist.

The dragonfly-like creature is at least one meter long, with wings as thin as cicada wings and sickle-like hooks; it's quite a sight to behold.

Aren't these night mosquitoes a natural food source for dragonflies and other strange creatures?
With this in mind, everyone's thoughts began to stir.

"Now I have another question. We have now discovered hundreds of species of dragonfly-like creatures."

"How do we find the right dragonfly to clear out the night mosquitoes from this huge family of dragonfly creatures?" "We don't have time for trial and error."

Liu Chenggong said with a stern expression.

"President Liu, we can do it this way: first, we can investigate the dragonfly creatures and see which ones are stylish in appearance, large in size, and feed on night mosquitoes."

"Then we can select them first, and after we have selected five groups, we can conduct parallel experiments."

"We can conduct experiments along each river channel to select suitable dragonfly-like creatures and eliminate some of the night mosquitoes first, thus inhibiting their reproduction rate. This way, we can do everything we can to completely eradicate the night mosquitoes."

"By the way, the dragonfly beast must have a good temperament, otherwise it might really become a troublesome alien species, just like Chairman Liu said."

Ye Bai's words were met with approval from everyone.

Now everyone looks at Ye Bai with curiosity. Whose disciple is this guy? They think that something difficult can be solved by Ye Bai in an instant.

The behemoth that is the Nursery Workers Union immediately sprang into action and began working around the clock.

Through comparison, the staff selected five dragonfly larvae, specifically the nymphs.

By this time, Ye Bai had become a guest of honor of Liu Chenggong.

"Reporting to the Chairman, we have identified five types of dragonfly nymph larvae. Here is their information."

Ms. Zhang, Liu Chenggong's secretary, placed the documents on the table. Liu Chenggong did not look at the documents, but instead handed them to Ye Bai.

"Ye Bai, please help me check this out."

Ye Bai opened the document and took a look.

The larvae of these five dragonfly-like creatures are as follows:

Blazing Naga: The larva of Blazing Dragonfly, it generally lives in warm river water. When it is still a larva, Blazing Naga is a water-type, but once it evolves into Blazing Dragonfly, it becomes a fire/wind-type.

Thunderfly nymphs: The larvae of thunderflies. They generate high-voltage currents in their larval stage. Usually, there are no other aquatic organisms where thunderfly nymphs are present.

Mighty Nail: The larva of the Mighty Dragonfly, and also the largest dragonfly-type alien beast. When they are still nails, they are already half a meter long. After evolving into the Mighty Dragonfly, their wings alone are four meters long.

Breeze dragonfly larva: The larva of the breeze dragonfly, it is the smallest dragonfly-like creature, and they are very popular with girls.

Grass dragonfly larvae: These are the larvae of grass dragonflies. They have a plant-like appendage on their heads that helps purify the water.

Ye Bai spotted the Thunder Dragonfly at a glance. According to the system's prompt, the Thunder Dragonfly was the most suitable beast for clearing out the Night Mosquitoes.

"We need to rule out the Flame Narcissus first. That guy has a rather explosive temper and is difficult to control."

"Once they evolve into flame dragonflies, will it affect the fire safety of our Jiaying City?"

"The second thing we need to get rid of is the nymphalid. This thing isn't very useful, although it looks pretty, but it's not very helpful in controlling the nocturnal mosquito plague."

"I think we can start the experiment with the remaining three groups of dragonflies."

"We divided the Jiaying River into three sections and released these three types of nymphs into each section."

"First, we need to control the number of nocturnal mosquito larvae at the source."

"How about we deal with the Night Mosquitoes after they evolve into dragonfly-type alien beasts?"

Ye Bai offered his suggestions to Chairman Liu and Chairman Wang.

"I have no problem."

Chairman Wang and Chairman Liu both nodded.

"Just proceed according to your plan."

Just a few days ago, residents of Jiaying City were complaining that the number of night mosquitoes was increasing and they were everywhere.

Even when I'm trying to sleep, I can hear the buzzing of mosquitoes in the dark, which is really annoying.

However, after the Breeding Home Association released a chemical mosquito repellent formula, citizens followed it and indeed the area became much quieter.

However, the number of night mosquitoes has not decreased; on the contrary, there is a subtle trend of increasing.

Ye Bai brought the Thunderlight Water Spinach to the riverbank.

Due to the flood, the river water remained murky, and mosquito larvae could be seen appearing in the water from time to time.

A heavy truck loaded with a full load of lightning nymphs was released into the river.

The lightning serpent plunged into the river with a splash, and soon crackling sounds of electricity filled the water.

These lightning serpents emitted a strong golden light.

The night larva was no match for it; after being paralyzed by the electric shock, it bit off the head.

This is how the Lightning Narcissus can quickly eliminate Night Spawners.

Moreover, naiads are very picky eaters; they only eat the heads of night mosquito larvae.

"Let's go back to the lab."

Ye Bai wanted to know how the Thunderfly evolved into the Thunderdragon.

Does the Thunder Serpent have a special evolutionary path?

Ye Bai took out all the lightning-type treasures from the research institute.

The most common are the crystal cores of the Thunder Gall and the Ancient Lanternfish.

"Both of these are aquatic beasts, so they should be interchangeable."

Ye Bai activated his Eye of Insight, and sure enough, he found a hidden evolutionary path beneath the Lightning Narcissus.

【Name: Thunder Serpent】

[Gender: Male]

[Attribute: Thunder/Water]

[Level: Tier 1, Level 5]

Skill: Discharge (Proficient): Releases an electric current to attack the opponent.

Biting (skilled): Biting an opponent with a mouth full of sharp teeth.

Pursuit (Beginner): Rapidly swim underwater to pursue or attack your opponent.

[Evolution Route 1: Thunderfly - When the Thunderfly reaches stage three, it naturally evolves into the Thunderfly.]

[Evolution Route 2: Thunder Dragonfly, consumes Thunder Gallbladder and Ancient Lanternfish Core; different ratios will result in different evolution effects.]

Ye Bai understood immediately upon seeing the hint.

This is a reminder that the hidden evolution path requires me to conduct group tests and find the best ratio of Thunder Gallbladder and Ancient Lanternfish Crystal Core.

If that's the case, then it's similar to the experiment with the bloodworm moth.

If I could develop the evolutionary path of the Thunder Dragonfly, I would probably receive extremely high praise.

Ye Bai brought back five pairs of Thunderfly Dragons this time, for a total of ten.

If the evolution fails, the Thunderwing will likely evolve into a Thunderfly.

Ye Bai took out ten large transparent water tanks, filled them with clean water, then marked the Thunderlight Narcissus and put them into them.

He also wants to compare experiments with different sexes of the lightning nymph to see if they can achieve the same effect.

For example, if you feed different sexes of Thunderfly with the same proportion of Thunder Gall and Ancient Lanternfish Core, will the female evolve into Thunderfly and the male evolve into Thunder Dragonfly?

Done! I got the Daily Badge.

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