Gwangju City Holds Crop Pest and Disease Control Council Meeting... Discusses Selection of Pesticides for 2026

The Gwangju Agricultural Technology Center in Gyeonggi Province held a Crop Pest and Disease Control Council meeting on the 23rd, attended by 11 stakeholders including representatives from administrative agencies, the Agricultural Cooperative, and agricultural organizations.

The Gwangju Agricultural Technology Center held a Crop Pest and Disease Control Council on the 23rd, attended by 11 stakeholders including representatives from administrative agencies, the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, and agricultural organizations. Provided by Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province.

This council meeting was organized to discuss control measures for foreign and sporadic pests and diseases, such as fire blight in fruit trees, brown marmorated stink bug, and tomato pinworm, as well as early-stage rice pests and diseases. It also aimed to select the pesticides to be supported in 2026.

To effectively control fire blight, a nationally regulated quarantine pest, the Agricultural Technology Center plans to supply a total of four pesticide applications in accordance with the fire blight monitoring and control project guidelines: one application before flowering and three applications during flowering. In addition, the Center emphasized the importance of preemptive prevention, highlighting the need for thorough orchard management by growers, including the removal of cankers during the overwintering period, regular pesticide applications starting before flowering, and disinfection of work tools.

Furthermore, pesticides for foreign, sporadic, and early-stage rice pests and diseases have also been selected and will be supplied at appropriate times based on the occurrence period of each pest and disease.

The Agricultural Technology Center operates a comprehensive crop pest and disease diagnostic laboratory to address field challenges faced by farmers. Based on scientific analysis, the Center plans to actively minimize crop damage by providing rapid and accurate diagnosis and prescriptions for pests and diseases.

An official from the Agricultural Technology Center stated, "With the increase in various pests and diseases due to abnormal weather conditions, proactive response is more important than ever," adding, "We will spare no administrative and technical support to ensure that farmers can carry out pest and disease control at the right time."