Yangsan City Goes 'All In' on Pine Wilt Disease Control in March... Emergency Injection of 390 Million KRW

Yangsan City, Gyeongnam, is conducting the removal of dead pine trees to prevent damage from pine wilt disease. (Photo by Yangsan City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Yangsan City, Gyeongnam Province, is making every effort to remove dead pine trees by April, before the period when the vector insect (pine sawyer beetle) that transmits pine wilt disease is active, to prevent damage from pine wilt disease.

According to the city on the 8th, about 12,000 dead pine trees have occurred in the area since May last year, and about 8,000 have been controlled so far.

To remove the remaining 4,000 trees, the city recently secured an emergency national fund of 390 million won and plans to carry out control work in March.

Dead pine trees affected by pine wilt disease are generally distributed in rugged terrain and wide forest areas, making complete control difficult due to various habitats of the vector insect. However, the city plans to focus on creating healthy pine forests through precise monitoring, timely control, and continuous preventive activities.

A Yangsan city official said, “To prevent damage from pine wilt disease, please report any dead trees around your living area to the forestry department.” He added, “Cooperation in control projects such as removal of dead trees and preventive tree injections is necessary, as well as active interest and participation from citizens to prevent unauthorized logging, killing of trees, and fumigation damage.”

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