Combat chestnut problems

Published 2020년 9월 16일

Tridge summary

The article outlines actions to be taken for the management of chestnut cancer and gall wasp during the summer dry period, with a focus on pruning affected branches and isolating cuts until November, following guidelines from the Escola Superior Agrária de Bragança's Laboratory of Plant Health and Protection. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the parasitoid Torymus sinensis, used for gall wasp control, was not deployed this year, though existing populations are to be maintained with recommended practices such as avoiding cutting green or dry galls, not using insecticides, reducing land mobilization, and introducing vegetation cover and biodiversity to support Torymus and reduce pest and disease pressure.
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Original content

On chestnut cancer, during the dry period of summer that remains, you can still do some pruning, removing the most affected branches. Isolate the cuts with a suitable paste (isolcoat, beeswax). Remove all vegetable remains from this cleaning from the ground, to burn later, after the fire risk period. The method of treating chestnut cancer developed by the Laboratory of Plant Health and Protection of the Escola Superior Agrária de Bragança, can be applied until November. For technical reasons, its application can only be carried out under the guidance of that Laboratory. Contact your producer association or ESAB's Laboratory of Plant Health and Protection: 273 303 333 (egouveia@ipb.pt). This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation, the closure of borders and the difficulties of circulation within the country, it was not possible to start the parasitoid Torymus sinensis to fight gall gall wasp. However, it is necessary to continue to ensure the survival, reproduction and ...
Source: AgroNegocios

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