UAV helps rice Pest control

The drone circled over the rice field, evenly spraying pesticides; Experts scientifically explain rice Pest control technology; Distribution of pesticides and publicity materials… On July 26, a new field training meeting on green control and unified control of major rice diseases and pests was held in the field of Xiaba Group, Daqiao Village, Xinchang Town, Wudang District, attracting many farmers around to “watch the battle”.

Ren Jing, the head of the plant protection and plant inspection station of the Wudang District Agricultural and Rural Bureau, explained in detail the best period of control, pesticide selection, pesticide configuration and drug application technology around common rice diseases and pests such as rice leaf roller and rice blast. The technicians on the side poured the well proportioned pesticides into the spray can, and then controlled the drone to slowly rise into the air and fly towards the rice field. Farmers observed on site the entire process of specialized prevention and control teams operating drones to implement unified prevention and control of rice diseases and pests. The technicians also introduced advanced and efficient plant protection equipment to farmers, demonstrated the use of high efficiency and low capacity double nozzles, proposed practical pesticide control methods for the symptoms of common rice diseases and pests, and taught about Pest control in the middle and later stages of rice and precautions related to pesticide packaging waste recycling.

“The use of plant protection UAVs for Pest control is time-saving, labor-saving, efficient and scientific. The government has also sent control technology and drugs to our crops, so that we can get training and guidance without going out. It is really a great deed for us!” Luo Guofeng, a villager, praised repeatedly.

It is reported that it is the critical period for the major Pest control of rice at present. This training distributed 1500 bottles of rice leaf roller and rice blast control agents, 500 high efficiency and low capacity double sprinklers, and more than 800 publicity materials. In order to reduce the labor intensity of farmers, improve the effect of prevention and control, and save the cost of prevention and control, the plant protection station in Wudang District has held four on-site training meetings in the fields of Dazhai, Bouyei people Township, Xinchang Town, Daqiao Village, Baiyi Town, Guaiji Village and other places in the past week, to fully ensure the safety of food production and achieve the goal of harvesting food by insects.