More than 2,703 hectares of rice and fruit trees in Dien Bien are damaged by pests and diseases.

Specifically, in 2,703 hectares of crops infected with pests and diseases, 1,532 hectares of winter-spring rice were infected with leaf blast, leaf ear disease, brown spot disease, stem borer disease, and brown spot disease; 390 hectares of coffee trees in Muong Ang district were infected with brown spot disease, rust disease, and crab eye spot disease; 668 hectares of fruit trees (mainly citrus trees) in Tuan Giao, Muong Ang, and Muong Cha districts were infected with termites, cotton aphids, anthracnose, gummosis, and fruit borers.

To minimize damage caused by pests on crops; at the same time, limit the spread of pests on a large scale, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Dien Bien province has issued a document requesting the People's Committees of districts to direct specialized departments and agricultural extension departments to regularly visit fields, check for plant diseases and recommend farmers to prioritize the application of integrated pest management (IPM) measures and proactively grasp the growth situation of pests.

In addition to the crops that have been found to have harmful organisms, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Dien Bien also requested that the local agricultural extension department continue to investigate, monitor, and detect major harmful organisms on other crops to proactively advise appropriately for each locality.

Particularly for districts (Nam Po, Muong Nhe, Dien Bien) where bamboo locusts have been detected in previous years, it is necessary to proactively investigate and grasp the areas with egg nests to develop a plan for prevention, control, and eradication that is safe, effective, and economical.

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