Partial Occurrence Of Cotton Diseases And Insect Pests In Xinjiang

Affected by the low temperature and disastrous weather this spring, the growth period of cotton in Xinjiang is generally late. At present, cotton pests and diseases in Xinjiang are partial and heavy, with an area of 13 million 656 thousand mu, which is 5 million 456 thousand mu times higher than that of the same period last year, and the occurrence area of pests is 10 million 754 thousand and 700 acres.

The reporter learned from the plant protection department of the autonomous region that this year cotton aphid moved into cotton fields earlier than last year. The speed of propagation and diffusion was very fast, the density of insect pest was high, the rate of leaf rolling was high, and the occurrence of cotton spider mites was a little late. But there were higher insect pests in some areas.

According to the forecast, the temperature in most parts of the whole region from July to August was higher than that in the whole year. The cotton aphid and cotton spider mites tended to be more serious. The second generation of cotton bollworm in the northern Xinjiang cotton region was more serious and had a greater impact on the yield.

It is expected that the next stage of cotton disease and insect pest area is about 15 million 350 thousand mu times, of which the area of insect pests is 13 million 770 thousand mu, and the area of the disease is 1 million 580 thousand mu.

At present, all over the country