How did the willow catkins come from?

Poplar and willow are divided into female and male plants, male flowers open will produce pollen, pollen scattered in the air. The inflorescence of the female plant is composed of several small flowers. After each small flower develops, it grows into a small capsule, which is covered with white flocculent fluff. After the seeds are mature, the white flocculent fluff carries the seeds and flies in the wind. This is often called "willow catkins".

willow catkin will cause what harm?

1. Affect air quality. Poplar catkins themselves are non-toxic, but because of their light texture, they often rise or fall or float with the wind. When the catkins float, they will bring up dirt and dust on the ground, thus affecting air quality.

2. Affect physical health. Such as skin allergy, small red rash, peeling, redness and itching. If accidentally fly into the eyes, nostrils, may cause discomfort and even inflammation, irritation aggravate asthma, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases.

3. Easy to cause fire. The seeds of poplar and willow trees are full of oil. Poplar catkins will ignite when they encounter open flames and spread very fast.

How to prevent willow catkin fire?

1. After the willow catkins fall to the ground, organize personnel to clean the willow catkins in the streets and residential areas in time to avoid leaving fire hazards.

2. Do not light willow catkins at will, and do not put flammable materials such as branches around the building. For willow catkins attached to flammable materials, they can be cleaned in time by splashing water and cleaning and burying them.

3. Enhance safety awareness, do not throw cigarette butts.

4. Schools and parents should strengthen the education of children and do not play and light willow catkins.

5. Residents should install screens in their homes to prevent open fire cooking from igniting accumulated willow catkins and causing disasters.

6. Do a good job of vehicle protection. During the period when the catkins and willows are scattered, it is best to add a "three filters" replacement and maintenance to prevent the catkins from drifting into the radiator of the car water tank, forming a blockage, causing flameout and causing traffic accidents.

 

Outdoor electric bicycle charging facilities, more attention should be paid to clean up combustibles in time to eliminate hidden dangers.

How to do a good job of personal protection in the face of flying flocs?

Avoidance: Generally speaking, 10: 00 a.m. to 16: 00 p.m. is the period of high incidence of catkins. For outdoor activities, try to choose when the catkins index is low, such as morning, evening or after rain.

Protection: When going out, try to be well protected. Masks, glasses and coats should not be missing. "Armed" before going out.

Qing: Before going home, remove the poplar residue from your body and do not bring it to your room. Wash your face when you get home. People with allergic rhinitis or sensitive to pollen and willow catkins are best to clean the nasal cavity 2-3 times a day.

Food: susceptible people should take more vitamins. Usually eat more fruits, three meals appropriate vitamin C and vitamin E, such as cabbage, tomatoes, carrots and so on. When cooking, you can put more ginger, can help reduce the body inflammation caused by allergies.

 

Tune: Spring is easy to make people feel bored and anxious, especially when they are "harassed" by the willow catkins flying all over the sky, which will lead to a worse mood. Therefore, it is very important to adjust your mood and maintain a good state of mind.

Source: Jiangsu Emergency and Management