The director of Marand Jahad Keshavarzi stressed the need to prevent and manage the scourge of cabbage aphids in rapeseed fields and monitoring the fields.
In an interview on Thursday, Manouchehr Rahmani stated that aphids are the predominant species and key pests of rapeseed, emphasizing the need for timely prevention and management of aphids and added: “Continuous monitoring of rapeseed fields and pest control in known centers,” It is essential.
He continued: “Due to the weather conditions, the highest population of cabbage aphids is observed on rapeseed in late April and May.”
Rahmani said about the methods of controlling and combating aphids: “Agricultural methods and removal of weeds such as wild mustard, wild radish and hyacinth are effective in controlling this pest.”
The director of Jihad-e-Keshavarzi of Marand city added: spotting and contamination in the margins of farms before creating a colony to prevent the spread of pests on the farm, fighting before the flowers open, using low-permanence and low-risk pesticides in the margins such as “Primor” “To protect the natural enemies of pests, choosing the right tools, timing and spraying techniques are other ways to control this pest.
