Binh Phuoc farmers save cashew orchards after crop failure

Currently, many households are running, pouring all spraying force of insecticides in cashew gardens in Bu Dang district, Bu Gia Map district. According to the record at the family garden of Mr. Dieu Luong, in Thac Dai village, Phu Van commune, Bu Gia Map district, although in the season to exploit the end of the crop, but also cashew orchard disease due to worm attack day The heavier the family should quickly spray the disease early. According to Luong, it is estimated that this year the family collected only over 3 tons out of a total of 8 hectares. Contrary to the same period last year, the family collected about 15 tons.

Mr. Dieu Luong said: "This year my family is heavy season. Due to the influence of weather and anthracnose disease, bugs make the plants dry both cotton and branches. I have never seen a year like this disease epidemic spread, causing the whole orchid fiber dried. Up to this point, the end of the season is still foam, mushroom spread the whole region. Quitting salvation will also affect the latter, "- Dieu Luong farmer shared his experience.

Dieu Keng farm, Son Trung hamlet, Duc Hanh commune, Bu Gia Map district has over 5 ha of mosquito bugs attacking mosquitoes. Facing with the above situation, many cashew growers are worried about disease. Many gardeners have actively sprayed plant protection chemicals to save cashew orchards waiting to wait for the morning season.

According to Binh Phuoc Plant Protection Department, this year the yield has decreased by nearly 50% due to weather and pest infestation, especially mosquito bite attack. The most serious damage is Bu Dang district with the largest area of ??about 60,000 ha, 45% of the province. The lower districts are Bu Gia Map, Phu Rieng and Bu Dop. The highest point is in area 134, in Hai An village, Phu Nghia commune, Bu Gia Map district. Cultivated cashewnut crops suffer from 70 to 90% yield.

Deputy Director of the Plant Protection Department of Binh Phuoc province Nguyen Dinh Ha said: "In the recent past, the weather has changed abnormally so there have been unseasonal rains affecting flowering, The fruit of the cashew tree has resulted in productivity gains. In addition, rain also causes high air temperature and humidity, thus facilitating the development of pests, especially mosquito bugs and anthracnose. In part, the subjective nature of the pests has not been tested regularly in the garden. When the disease is detected, the majority is in the period of heavy, high pest density, coincides with the flowering cashew orchard, resulting in low prevention effect.

Before the disease affected the "capital" thing, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Binh Phuoc directs the professional agencies to issue guidelines on the prevention of pests on plants for people. People, intensify the training class instructed farmers how to prevent pests on cashew.

Binh Phuoc Department of Plant Protection - Plant Protection predicts that in the coming time, unfavorable weather and pests may continue to develop, possibly with the risk of outbreaks. Therefore, after harvesting, people need to take measures such as: regularly visit the garden to detect the disease in time, clean the garden, cut leaves, diseased branches and inefficient branches to open the orchard. At the same time, fertilizing balanced and reasonable, so that plants grow well; Copper Hydroxide (Kocide 53.8DF, Champion 77WP), Copper Oxychloride (Coc 85WP) ... to limit infectious diseases.

In addition, when the owner of the garden to find the disease with low rate of harm, can use some medicines to prevent such as Carbendazim 125g / l + Hexaconazole 30 g / l (Hexado 300SC), Hexaconazole 50 g / l ( Anvil 5SC), Azoxystrobin 50g / l + Hexaconazole 100 g / l (Camilo 150SC) spray 1 to 2 times 7 to 10 days apart.

In addition, people need manual methods of deep damage to the body shell, can use the drug has the ability to steam steaming steam such as Regent 800WG, Vibasudin 50ND, Viphensa 50ND, Bini 58 40ND Blend according to drug labeling instructions, using syringes to inject drug solution into the tunnel. After pumping drugs use clay or cotton swab hole to chisel to kill young insects inside.

Source: Vietnam + / VNA