In yesterday's hotline, many readers thought that this bug was a fruit fly, which was denied by experts. Dr. Liu Bo from the Biological Center of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences said that fruit flies can also harm fruits, but the symptoms are completely different. Myrica rubra with fruit flies will generally rot on the surface. However, this seemingly fresh and intact Myrica rubra has produced many bugs, which are actually a LEPIDOPTERA insect of the wheat moth family.
Liu Bo explained that because Yangmei has high nutrients and no skin, it is particularly easy to recruit all kinds of insects. This kind of insect of the family Triterpae grows outside the stone of Yangmei before it is mature, so people can't see it with the naked eye, and they can't soak it in clear water, so they can only force it out with salt water.
After the Myrica rubra is picked from the tree, the fruit begins to die, and the reproduction speed of insects is accelerated. Therefore, sometimes people can see some small insects flying above a pile of Myrica rubra, which is what this Lepidoptera insect looks like after emergence.
It is normal for Yangmeili to have this kind of bug, because Yangmei has no peel. Once it is ripe, its sweetness and fruity taste will attract many bugs. In the reporter's interview yesterday, many experts said that this fruit tree insect is not harmful, and there is no clinical proof that it is toxic, so people can rest assured to eat it.
A person from the Fruit Tree Division of the Planting Management Bureau of the Provincial Department of Agriculture reminded that after people buy fresh bayberry, they should soak it in high-concentration salt water as soon as possible, instead of putting it in the refrigerator first, because low temperature will lead to the death of insects, and the dead insects can't be soaked even in salt water.