"Flying motorcycle" circus on the grassland, pocketing millions every day |=> Posted in Bac Giang newspaper

On the wild fields full of mounds of earth, potholes, and potholes, grasshopper catchers are like circus performers performing "flying motorbikes". The job requires dexterity and a bit of recklessness in return for millions of dong every day.

The profession of hunting locusts in Nghe An province has existed for a long time, but the people who actually make a living from this profession are mainly concentrated in Hoang Mai town and Quynh Luu district.

Every year from May to October, locust hunters are present in fields from Nghe An to Ha Tinh to practice their profession.

While the hunters of locusts living on casuarina trees use nets or hand tools, the hunters of locusts living in rice fields or grasslands use motorbikes to catch them. The hunters only need a strong engine with specially made claws, and two mesh bags for the nets.

A sturdy steel frame is attached to the rear axle of the motorbike, and a large bag is installed to form a "trap" to attract locusts. The bag must be made of thick, sturdy mesh to withstand impact, friction and wind pressure, and must be airy enough to move easily without affecting the health of the locusts when collected.

As the vehicle moves, the mesh bag becomes inflated under the speed of the vehicle. The mesh mouth, reinforced with a steel frame, opens wide, becoming a large bag that "sucks" grasshoppers in the field.

"If you catch locusts in rice fields, you need to be careful not to affect the yield, but it's easier to catch them in grasslands. This season, the rice has just been planted, there are few locusts, so we, the flying shrimp hunters, mainly catch them in grasslands," said Mr. Le Van Tan (residing in Hoang Mai town, Nghe An).

At 5am, he and his colleagues got up, loaded their tools onto the car, and headed to Vinh city (Nghe An) to catch locusts. Today, his "hunting ground" is an abandoned field near Bac Vinh industrial park (Vinh city).

In abandoned fields, the surface is uneven, forming many grass mounds, potholes, and craters. The uneven terrain hidden under the thick layer of grass is a challenge for locust catchers.

On the bumpy, uneven rice fields, Mr. Ho Duc Tien (residing in Hoang Mai town, Nghe An) has to ride in a standing position, both hands firmly on the handlebars to control the bike to weave through mounds of dirt or increase control force, avoid collisions...

However, the "traps" hidden under the thick grass caused him to "fall to the ground" many times if he did not have a steady grip on the wheel and lacked experience in handling. "There were times when I fell into the field, my knees were bruised, but luckily nothing serious happened," said Mr. Tien.

Estimating that there were enough locusts in the net, Mr. Tien went ashore to pour them into another fishing net. The locusts were as small as chopsticks mixed with dry grass, Mr. Tien had to shake off the grass and "separate" the locusts. This step required dexterity and agility to prevent the locusts from "crossing the border" and running away.

This method of catching locusts ensures that the locusts are healthy and have no broken or broken legs. "On average, I catch 10-15kg of locusts per day. All of the locusts are collected by traders outside Hanoi to supply to restaurants as snacks or to bird feed suppliers," said Mr. Tien.

After cleaning all the dry grass and rubbish, the locusts will be put into another mesh bag with more open mesh for preservation.

Mr. Tien shared: "This job does not require too many skills, just hard work. The price of locusts imported to agents is currently at 110,000 VND/kg. My daily income is about 1,500,000 VND, at the end of the season it is only about 700,000-800,000 VND/day. The good days make up for the bad days. Roughly calculated, minus the cost of gasoline, the daily income is 1,000,000 VND".

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