Damage to 1,500ha of rice paddies in Jeonnam Province… ‘General collection period’ designated in July

South Jeolla Province has designated July as the ‘collection period for giant snails’ and is carrying out collection activities together with farmers. In South Jeolla Province, it has been determined that 1,500 hectares of rice fields have suffered damage from giant snails gnawing on young seedlings. It is believed that the cause of the damage is that giant snails that were left uncollected by farms overwintered in the warm winter weather and frequent rain. Accordingly, on June 30, Jeonnam Province invested 520 million won in eco-friendly rice farms to urgently provide preventive materials to prevent the spread of damage caused by king snails, and on July 11, city and county officials, farmers, and king snail suppliers While participating, a meeting was held on measures to prevent giant snail damage. At the countermeasures meeting, attendees shared opinions on selecting farm fields, plowing fields in winter, and early spraying of preventive materials in suspected areas to prevent ...