Yeongdeok-gun Urges Thorough Control of Apple Anthracnose and Brown Spot Disease

The Yeongdeok-gun Agricultural Technology Center in Gyeongbuk confirmed an increase in the occurrence of anthracnose and brown spot disease through pest and disease monitoring in apple orchards within Yeongdeok-gun and urged farmers to carry out thorough control measures.

Apple anthracnose.

Recently, the local climate conditions have created an environment conducive to the outbreak of pests and diseases. Anthracnose and brown spot disease spread in a hot and humid environment with daily average temperatures of 23 to 27℃ and continuous rainfall.

Apple anthracnose mainly occurs from the time the fruit begins to ripen, forming dark brown spots on the fruit and causing fruit rot, which severely reduces marketability and harvest yield.

Apple Brown Spot Disease.

To control apple anthracnose, diseased fruits should be picked early to prevent pathogens from being washed by rainwater and infecting other fruits, and registered pesticides should be applied intensively according to safe use guidelines.

Additionally, poor drainage in apple orchards due to frequent rainfall increases the likelihood of brown spot disease, which causes premature leaf drop, so thorough control and management are necessary.

Park Byeong-dae, director of the Yeongdeok-gun Agricultural Technology Center, stated, “The recent rapid climate changes have increased the occurrence of pests and diseases. We will do our best to minimize damage by conducting precise pest and disease monitoring and timely control.”

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