Abacwaningi baseNorth Carolina State University benze i-Plant Armor, isivikelo sesitshalo sendwangu esiphoqa izinambuzane ukuthi zihambe ku-maze uma zizama ukufinyelela esitshalweni, kubika i-Phys.org.
Lezi zindaba zizothakazelisa abakhiqizi bembewu yamazambane anempilo abayitshala ngaphansi kwekhava ensimini noma ezindlini zokugcina izithombo.
Ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yokuhlolwa, abacwaningi bathi i-Plant Armor inganikeza enye indlela ephumelelayo, engenamakhemikhali yokuxosha izinambuzane.
"Sithole ukuthi lobu buchwepheshe obusha bungasetshenziswa ukugcina izinambuzane kude," kusho umlobi wokuqala wokutadisha uGrayson Cave, umfundi ofundela ubudokotela e-NC State. "Sikhombisile ukuthi singasebenzisa umgoqo wemishini ozovikela kuma-thrips kanye nezinye izinambuzane, okuvumela isitshalo ukuthi sikhiqize isivuno esihle."
Ngaphambilini, abacwaningi bathi, izinto zokumboza izitshalo zenzelwe ukukhipha izinambuzane ngenxa nje yobukhulu bazo-izikrini zamafasitela, isibonelo. Kodwa-ke, leli su lingaba yinkinga uma uzama ukugcina izinambuzane ezincane njengama-thrips kagwayi, ezicishe zilingane nethiphu yepensela.
"Ukuze ukhiphe izinambuzane ezincane ngempela zisebenzisa imiklamo yendabuko yendwangu yendwangu, ubukhulu bezikhala kufanele bube buncane kangangokuthi buvimbela ukungena kwamanzi, umoya kanye nomswakama," kusho umphenyi ophezulu wocwaningo uMike Rowe, uWilliam Neil Reynolds Uprofesa Ohloniphekile we I-Entomology State yaseNyakatho Carolina. "Kwakumele siqhamuke nenye indlela."
Kuze kube manje, abacwaningi bakha ungqimba oluthathu, oluyi-XNUMXD besebenzisa imicu esobala ezingxenyeni zangaphandle nezingaphakathi. Imicu, engenziwa ngepulasitiki egaywe kabusha, isavumela ukukhanya kwelanga ukuba kudlule kodwa ivimbele izinambuzane ekufinyeleleni izitshalo. Isendlalelo esikhethekile sangaphakathi sihlanganiswe ngokuhambisana nezingqimba ezimbili ezizungezile, sakha isakhiwo se-labyrinthine ngaphakathi kwe-Plant Armor.
"Kulokhu, isinambuzane kufanele sithole ukuthi sidlula kanjani kule maze ukuze sifike esitshalweni esingaphesheya," kusho uRowe. - I-Tortuosity yenza kube nzima ukudlula. Lesi sinambuzane sinesikhathi esithile sokuthola ukudla noma siyafa."
Ekuhloleni kokuqala kokuthathu, abacwaningi bathola ukuthi izinambuzane zithatha isikhathi eside kakhulu ukungena esitshalweni. Babeka iqabunga leklabishi kanye nama-thrip kagwayi angu-10 esitsheni se-petri, sihlukaniswe yi-Plant Armor nezinye izinto zokumboza. Ama-thrips amahlanu athatha cishe amahora amathathu ukudlula ku-Plant Armor, kuyilapho izinambuzane ezisele zingene endaweni yokumboza yezitshalo ezisezingeni elilodwa ngemizuzu eyi-12 nje.
Ocwaningweni olufanayo lwesibungu, lo mklamo usebenze cishe ngama-90% ekuvimbeleni i-Plant Armor ukuthi ingaweli phakathi namahora ayi-12.
Ukuhlolwa kokugcina kwakuyisivivinyo senkambu yangaphandle yezinyanga ezintathu se-Plant Armor sisebenzisa okokusebenza njengekhava ye-greenhouse. Abacwaningi bathola ukuthi izitshalo eziboshwe nge-Plant Armor zazinkulu ngokwesilinganiso; isisindo seklabishi ngaphansi kwe-Plant Armor sasicishe siphindwe kathathu kunokulawula.
Abacwaningi bakholelwa ukuthi i-Plant Armor ingaba enye indlela ekahle yezinto zokumboza ezijwayelekile zezitshalo ezibalulekile njengamagilebhisi. Ocwaningweni oluzayo, bafuna nokuthola ukuthi ukumboza kungasetshenziswa yini ukuvikela izitshalo ngaphansi kwezimo ezimbi kakhulu kanye nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu.
“Ingxenye yalokhu esikwenzayo ukuthola into entsha ehlanganisayo,” kusho omunye umbhali wocwaningo u-Andre West, umsizi kaprofesa wezindwangu, izingubo zokugqoka nokuphathwa kobuchwepheshe e-NC State kanye nomqondisi weZeis Textiles Extension. "Sicabanga ukuthi le nketho ingasiza abalimi abasesimweni esibi kakhulu."