Nhon Trach launches pestilent extermination on the large scale of Dai Phuoc Commune

Because of specific land infected often much in the end of each year, Dai Phuoc usually sows earlier than other locals in Nhon Trach area. At the present time, Dai Phuoc seeds on 200 ha rice of 45 days, so areas of winter-spring crop has been severely infected with high density.

A Dai Phuoc farmer said rice has been sown about 20 days in this winter-spring production, they are appeared pestilent insects. However, granted free pesticide by Peasant Association, he can exterminate 100 percent of pests. 

Nhon Trach preventing steering Board of short- yellow-twisted leaves announces they will supply farmers with specific pesticide. Therefore, when recognizing pests farmers should contact to local authorities to receive pesticide and spray on total areas so that they can get effectiveness.

The branch of botanical protection also warns, to control infection of short-yellow-twisted leaves, firstly farmers need to sow on right time and choose anti-pest seeds such as: AS 996; OM 2000; and VND 99-3. Secondly, farmers should be self-motivated in irrigation which overflow trunks of new saplings so that it reduces damage at the time of infection. Finally, they should take advantage of anti-seeds.

All farmers should and sufficiently carry out those ways to be able to limit to the lowest rates of damage of short-yellow-twisted leaves in winter-spring crop.

(Translated by THKC)