Nearly 2,000 hectares of summer-autumn rice in Yen Thanh are infected with white-backed planthoppers.
(Baonghean.vn) - According to a report from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Yen Thanh district, the entire district currently has nearly 2,000 hectares of newly planted summer-autumn rice that have been damaged by white-backed planthoppers.
Up to now, although the whole Yen Thanh district has only planted more than 8,000/12,500 hectares of summer-autumn rice as planned. However, according to statistics, the rice area infected with planthoppers in the whole district is nearly 2,000 hectares, mainly concentrated in the communes: Nhan Thanh, Phu Thanh, Hong Thanh, Tho Thanh, Hop Thanh... with a common planthopper density of 20 - 30 individuals/m2, some places are 50-100 individuals/m2.
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| White-backed planthoppers appear at a common density of 20 - 30 individuals/m2on the summer-autumn rice area of Hong Thanh commune. Photo: Hong Nhung |
Yen Thanh district has directed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the district's Plant Cultivation and Plant Protection Station to coordinate with the Plant Cultivation and Plant Protection Sub-Department to collect and test over 150 planthopper samples, of which one planthopper sample was found positive for the Southern black-striped dwarf virus in Phu Thanh commune; posing a potential risk of widespread outbreak of black-striped dwarf disease.
According to forecasts, the second crop of planthoppers in this summer-autumn crop will bloom between June 13 and 17; they have a high rate of carrying the virus.
To proactively prevent and control white-backed planthoppers and Southern black-striped dwarf disease from spreading and causing damage on a large scale, Yen Thanh district has directed communes to organize propaganda, guide and direct farmers to strictly implement prevention measures.
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| Officers of the Yen Thanh District Plant Protection and Cultivation Station guide Hong Thanh farmers in checking and detecting planthoppers in the fields. Photo: Hong Nhung |
Continue to urge technical staff from the district to go to the grassroots to closely follow the fields to inspect, monitor, and promptly guide farmers to spray effectively when there are signs of pests and diseases./.
