The drone is here to control rape pests

At present, the initial flowering period of rape, Zitong County organized UAV team to drug rape field

 In recent days, the weather is fine, Zitong County plant protection UAV "flying hand" operation of nine plant protection "small aircraft" flying in the field, rape field medicine, pest control and boron supplementation operations.

 It is reported that the current is the initial flowering period of rape, but also the key period of sclerotinia sclerotiorum prevention and treatment, coupled with a large number of young and middle-aged workers in rural areas to celebrate the New year of labor force. In recent days, Zitong County has organized UAV units to carry out flight control operations, to control 173000 mu of rape diseases and insect pests, to give food security, and to promote farmers to increase production and income.

 The plant protection UAV flew over Orchid Village, Liya Town, Zitong County. They saw the "flying hands" of the plant protection UAV manipulating the remote control, observing the flying posture of the UAV and sprinkling the track of the UAV. Villagers Zhao Yufang this year planted 90 mu of rape, only one morning, completed the rape pest control operation. Zhao Yufang is satisfied, because compared with the traditional artificial drug control, the labor and drug costs per mu of land reduced by 45.

 "Every year from February to March is an important period for the growth of rapeseed moss to flowering, and is also a critical period for the high incidence and prevention of diseases and insect pests ." Gong Xueqin, director of the Zitong County Agricultural extension Center, said that in 2021, the rape planting area of Zitong County was 272000 mu, of which 173000 mu of rape flower diseases were controlled by UAV sprinkling, and the pesticide formula was high efficiency and low toxicity. Save labor and reduce farmers' input, pesticide packaging waste comprehensive recovery, agricultural quality and efficiency, promote rural revitalization.