Pests threaten cashew trees in Dong Nai

03:02, 18/02/2011

(ĐN)- Nearly 3,900 hectares of cashew trees in Dong Nai province have been damaged by insects and diseases, an increase of over 230 hectares when compared to early February 2011, according to the Provincial Plant Protection Department.

(ĐN)- Nearly 3,900 hectares of cashew trees in Dong Nai province have been damaged by insects and diseases, an increase of over 230 hectares when compared to early February 2011, according to the Provincial Plant Protection Department. The four districts of Xuan Loc, Cam My, Thong Nhat and Trang Bom were the hardest hit.

The department has urged farmers to spray chemicals on affected cashew trees to prevent the spreading of insects and diseases.

Reported by K.M