Izingulube ziyizilwane ezihlakaniphe kakhulu, ezizwelayo ngokomzwelo, ngokuvamile uma ziqhathaniswa nezinja ekhonweni lazo lokufunda, ukuxhumana, nokwenza izibopho zomphakathi ezijulile. Nokho ngaphakathi kwezinhlelo zokulima zasefekthri, babekezelela ezinye zezindlela ezinzima kakhulu zokuvalelwa nokuphathwa kabi. Izingulube ezizalanayo zivame ukugcinwa lapho zikhulelwe noma amakhreyithi azalelayo abe nemingcele kangangokuthi azikwazi nokuphenduka, zichitha isikhathi esiningi sezimpilo zazo zingakwazi ukuhamba ezindaweni ezincane kunemizimba yazo.
Amazinyane engulube, ahlukaniswa nonina lapho esenamasonto ambalwa nje ubudala, abhekana nezinqubo ezibuhlungu ezinjengokumiswa komsila, ukunqunywa kwamazinyo, nokuthenwa, ngokuvamile ngaphandle kwanoma yiluphi uhlobo lokubulala izinzwa. Abaningi bahlushwa ukucindezeleka, ukugula, nokulimala ngenxa yokuminyana nezimo ezingahlanzekile ezikhungweni zezimboni. Ukuziphatha kwabo kwemvelo—okufana nokususa izimpande, ukudla ukudla, kanye nokuxhumana nabantu—cishe kwanqatshwa ngokuphelele kulezi zindawo, kunciphisa izidalwa ezinyakazayo, ezizwelayo ezimpahleni zokukhiqiza.
Imiphumela yokufuywa kwezingulube ngokujulile idlulela ngalé kokuhlupheka kwezilwane. Imboni idala umonakalo omkhulu emvelweni ngokusebenzisa amachweba alahlwayo, ukungcoliswa kwamanzi, kanye nokukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa okuphezulu, kuyilapho futhi kubeka engcupheni enkulu empilweni yabantu ngokusebenzisa ngokweqile ama-antibiotics kanye nokusabalala kwezifo ze-zoonotic. Lesi sigaba sidalula kokubili amaqiniso afihliwe ezingulube namaphuphu kwezolimo zezimboni kanye nomthelela obanzi wokukhiqizwa kwezingulube, kusikhuthaza ukuthi sicabange kabusha ubuhlobo bethu nalezi zilwane eziphawulekayo kanye nezinhlelo ezizixhaphazayo.
Izingulube, ezaziwa ngobuhlakani babo nokujula ngokomzwelo, bakhuthazelela ukuhlupheka okungacabangeki ngohlelo lokulima efektri. Ukusuka emikhubeni yokulayisha enobudlova ezimweni zokuhamba ezibucayi kanye nezindlela ezihlaba umxhwele, izimpilo zabo ezimfushane zimakwe ngonya olungapheli. Lo mbhalo uvimba amaqiniso abuhlungu ngalezi zilwane ezinobuntu, aqokomisa isidingo esiphuthumayo soshintsho embonini ebeka inzuzo ngenhlalo yenhlala-kahle