Con Cuong: 40 hectares of spring rice damaged by rats

According to statistics from the District Plant Cultivation and Plant Protection Station, currently over 40 hectares of spring rice in some localities have had their roots bitten off by rats, with an average rate of scattered damaged stalks, in high places: 10 - 15% of stalks, in rare cases: 20 - 25% of stalks, in which Don Phuc is the most severely affected locality.

Many spring rice fields have their roots bitten off by rats. Photo: Minh Hanh

GrandmaHoang Thi Thu, Xieng village, Don Phuc commune said: "In the spring crop of 2018, my family planted2rice field, currently ricebranchingBut for more than a week now, the family's rice acreage has decreased.Scattered by rats, each place has a cell about 1 m wide².family these daysused manual method to kill rats, but still not effective so continuebuy biological rat poisontomouse baitfollow the instructions correctly".

According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngan -StationStation ChiefCultivation and Plant Protection in Con Cuong District:To promptly prevent the possibility of outbreaks and damage caused by ratsopposite towith spring rice,Con Cuong District Plant Cultivation and Plant Protection Station recommendsFarmers need to clean up fields, crop residues, and clear bushes to limit mouse habitat.

In localities where rice fields are damaged by rats, people are combining manual measures and using biological bait to kill rats. Photo: Minh Hanh

You can use manual measures such asdig or useclamp traps, crescent traps, cutting traps, sticky trapsor use biological rat bait at a dose of 2 - 5 kg/ha, depending on the severity of the rat damage. For heavily infected areas, you can use the chemical Fokeba 20% as rat bait according to the instructions.

Rat extermination must be regular and community-based. When using rat bait, it must be strictly managed, and dead rats must be collected and destroyed according to regulations.

This spring crop, the whole Con Cuong district planted 2,271.2 hectares of spring rice.. Show arearice is from tillering to full tillering periodIn addition to focusing on dealing with golden apple snails and harmful rats, farmers need to regularly visit their fields.Focus on care, raking grass, stirring mud, fertilizing with balanced NP ratioK,help rice grow, develop well, ensure productivity and output according to plan./.