肉桂醛：驅鳥護鳥，保種護農

近些年來，隨著人們保護環境愛鳥意識的普遍增強，以及國家對鳥類保護法的推廣普及和對獵槍等器械的限制使用，鳥的種類、種群數目急劇增加。這在環保的同時，卻也使鳥類對農業生產造成日益嚴重的危害。尤其是國家大力扶持農業生產，大面積規模化的果樹栽培，為鳥類提供了各種口味的新鮮果品，給果農帶來很大的經濟損失。

傳統上驅鳥主要用毒藥毒殺鳥禽的辦法，如直播的麥種，稻種，菜種，飛機播種，均采用毒藥（鋅硫磷、異柳磷、滅威、呋喃丹等）拌種的方法扼殺鳥群危害，造成鳥尸遍地的慘狀。使用鞭炮、聲音驅鳥器等聲音驅鳥的方法，費工費力不安全，成本高，且鳥很快就會適應，很快就會再次入園危害果品。

化學農藥的大量使用不僅毒害了鳥類而且嚴重污染了環境，在國外以逐漸棄用。經過長期實踐，已有農林專家找到了用現代生物工程技術驅鳥護鳥的方法。                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

在我國，經安徽、河南、山東等地科研單位研究，發現肉桂醛最適合作為新一代生物制劑型驅鳥劑產品。它驅鳥時效長，用量少、使用成本低，無毒無害。利用了鳥類對其生物源活性成分在嗅覺、味覺和視覺上的反應，對鳥類產生記憶期內的神經刺激，使之逃離，從而達到驅避鳥類的目的。并對兔、鼠、禽等也有較好驅避效果。直播水稻的稻種拌種及麥子、油葵、花生，玉米、豆類、瓜類、蔬菜類、花卉類、苗木類、藥材類種子的拌種或浸種和幼苗期的噴霧使用。

專家在實際使用中還發現，肉桂醛對危害農作物的飛蛾、赤擬谷盜、黃粉甲等昆蟲有熏殺及驅趕作用，能使昆蟲頭暈目眩。

專家們還研究發現，肉桂酰胺和3,5一二甲氧基肉桂酸用于驅鳥產品，效果也百分顯著。