Focus on implementing measures to protect spring rice crop

Farmers in Hoang Ngoc commune (Hoang Hoa) spray pesticides to prevent pests on spring rice.

In the 2025 spring crop, Ngoc Lac district planted more than 3,000 hectares of rice, mainly with Thai Xuyen 111, Quoc te 1, TBR 225, TBR 279, MHC2, Bac Thinh, Tan Uu 98, Bac Thom No. 7, Khang Dan Mut Mut... Currently, the main tea has flowered, the late spring tea is in the final stage of tillering, standing and forming panicles. Through the investigation of the Ngoc Lac District Agricultural Service Center, it was discovered that some pests have appeared on rice plants such as: Leaf blast disease, rats causing damage to the main tea rice in fields near hills, forest banks in Kien Tho, Thach Lap, Quang Trung, Minh Tien, Van Am communes... In addition, there are golden apple snails, thrips, shoot borers, small leaf rollers, with low rates and scattered density. Mr. Nguyen Duc Thai, Director of Ngoc Lac District Agricultural Service Center, said: Identifying the spring crop as the main crop, from the beginning of the crop, the center has actively coordinated with communes and towns to guide farmers to implement technical measures to care for rice according to the recommendations of the district's agricultural sector. With the weather conditions alternating hot and sunny days, with thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, creating favorable hot and humid conditions for pests to accumulate and increase in density, such as: various types of planthoppers, small leaf rollers, brown spot disease, rice blast, rats... If timely prevention and control are not directed, it will affect rice productivity and output. Therefore, the center recommends that people regularly visit the fields, investigate and detect pests to have timely prevention and control measures. When detecting rice that is infected with disease, people absolutely do not apply nitrogen fertilizers, need to keep enough water in the fields and spray pesticides immediately according to the "4 rights" principle.

By May 2025, the whole province had planted spring rice on more than 113,352ha/112,000ha, reaching 101.2% of the plan. Currently, farmers in localities are focusing on caring for and preventing pests and diseases for rice in the panicle formation stage and nearly 23,116ha of rice have flowered. Through field surveys by the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection in Ngoc Lac, Tho Xuan, Trieu Son, Hau Loc districts, rice blast disease is currently occurring on rice plants with an infected area of ​​18ha. In Ba Thuoc, Thuong Xuan, Ngoc Lac, Tho Xuan, Trieu Son, Hoang Hoa, Quang Xuong districts, sheath blight disease has appeared sporadically on rice plants with an infected area of ​​52.7ha. In addition, in Ba Thuoc, Thuong Xuan, Ngoc Lac, Hau Loc, Hoang Hoa, Quang Xuong districts and Bim Son town, rats caused light to moderate damage to rice plants with an infected area of ​​75.1 hectares...

It is forecasted that from now until the end of the season, the situation of pests and diseases will continue to develop complicatedly. Therefore, the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection recommends that farmers closely monitor the development of pests and diseases in the fields, paying special attention to rice blast and brown planthoppers with varieties susceptible to pests and diseases. When pests and diseases are detected, spray them promptly with specific pesticides, following the instructions and recommendations of local agricultural service centers. According to the Head of the Crop Production Department, Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection, Trinh Van Chat, the unit currently assigns technical staff to regularly go to the grassroots to identify and classify rice fields and according to flowering time to investigate and accurately forecast the time, level of occurrence and damage of pests and diseases. Thereby, guiding preventive measures and coordinating with communes, wards and towns to propagate, helping farmers clearly identify each pest and disease and effective preventive measures right from the small scale, not allowing pests and diseases to spread into epidemics. In addition, the unit regularly coordinates with localities to organize propaganda and mobilize people to actively participate in implementing measures to kill rats to protect agricultural production and the environment.

Article and photos: Le Hoi

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