Nghe An farmers urgently fight golden apple snails to protect spring rice
(Baonghean.vn) - Golden apple snails are growing strongly in some localities in Nghe An province, causing damage to hundreds of spring rice fields.
At this time, in the fields of Nghia Dan district, farmers are having to replant spring rice because golden apple snails appear densely and are destroying large areas.
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| Many spring rice fields in Nghia Dan district have high density of golden apple snails. Photo: Minh Thai |
According to the report of Nghia Thinh Commune Agricultural Cooperative, up to now, the entire area of more than 102 hectares of spring rice of the commune has been damaged by golden apple snails. The density of golden apple snails in the fields is commonly 10 - 20 snails/m2, in some places up to 60 - 80 snails/m2.
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| Nghia Thinh Agricultural Cooperative (Nghia Dan) instructs farmers on how to prevent golden apple snails. Photo: Minh Thai |
In the rice fields of Nghia An and Nghia Khanh communes... golden apple snails also appeared and caused damage to some newly planted rice fields of farmers.
Mr. Nguyen Viet Trung - Head of the Plant Cultivation and Plant Protection Station of Nghia Dan district recommends: To destroy golden apple snails, people can use many manual methods such as: Catching them by hand, digging trenches on both sides to dry the water, and can also plant stakes for golden apple snails to lay eggs and then catch them, or people can use chemical spraying methods to prevent them.
In Con Cuong district, according to the synthesis of the authorities, currently some rice fields in some localities such as Mon Son, Luc Da, Chi Khe, Chau Khe have been damaged by golden apple snails with an area of about 142 hectares, with a density of 5-7 snails per square meter, in some localities the density is 15-20 snails per square meter.
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| Farmers in Con Cuong district go to the fields to catch golden apple snails to protect spring rice. Photo: Bao Han |
The People's Committee of Con Cuong district has directed the Plant Protection Station and communes to guide people in implementing prevention measures. According to people, killing golden apple snails manually is both cost-effective and environmentally friendly. Catching them at night is the most effective, because snails often come up from the mud to feed at night.
Golden apple snails after being caught can be used as animal feed or destroyed by burying with lime, chemicals or smashing./.
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