Gochang-gun Enters Joint Pest Control Period for Sudden Pest Outbreaks

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk Province, recently designated the period until the 10th as a joint pest control period in response to the sudden increase in outbreak pests, and announced on the 1st that it will collaborate with related departments to prevent damage to crops.

During the intensive control period, the county plans to carry out focused pest control activities targeting brown-winged cicadas, fall armyworms, tropical armyworms, and rice leaf folders in farmland and surrounding areas (such as waterways and embankments), and if outbreak pests are confirmed, it will also support pesticides within the available budget.

According to the survey results from the Jeonbuk Agricultural Research and Extension Services, the number of overwintering eggs of outbreak pests is on the rise this year, with higher occurrence densities in areas adjacent to forests and in fields where pest control was neglected last year.

In particular, tropical armyworms and rice leaf folders have been found in several areas of Gochang in corn, a forage crop, and brown-winged cicadas and fall armyworms show characteristics of rapidly increasing occurrence densities in certain areas, making thorough monitoring and control necessary.

Hyun Haeng-yeol, Director of the Gochang Agricultural Technology Center, said, “We will do our best to minimize crop damage and prevent the spread of pests through collaboration with related departments such as the Forestry and Parks Division and the Livestock Division.”

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