Wanju-gun Issues Administrative Order to Prevent Fire Blight in Fruit Trees

Preventive measures such as preemptive pesticide application must be followed until the lifting date

[Wanju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Wanju County announced on the 30th that it has issued an administrative order for the prevention of fire blight in fruit trees.

The administrative order for fire blight in fruit trees, issued based on Article 3 of the Plant Quarantine Act, applies to owners or cultivators of apple and pear orchards, farm workers, and related personnel within the jurisdiction, who must comply with the preventive measures until a separate cancellation is announced.

The main preventive measures include ▲ mandatory education for fruit tree farm workers ▲ mandatory disinfection of labor personnel, equipment, and tools ▲ mandatory preemptive application of preventive agents ▲ mandatory self-monitoring and prior reporting by farmers ▲ use and distribution management of healthy fruit tree seedlings ▲ mandatory record-keeping of farming diaries by fruit tree cultivators ▲ mandatory removal of ulcers as a winter preventive measure ▲ prohibition of movement and disposal of residues from areas affected by fire blight in fruit trees, among 10 items in total.

Fire blight in fruit trees causes severe damage to farms as all apple and pear trees within a 100-meter radius from an infected tree must be buried upon outbreak.

Violations of the administrative order may result in disadvantages such as a reduction of more than 25% in compensation for losses to farms affected by fire blight and imposition of fines.

Wanju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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