Suwon City is strengthening surveillance activities to prevent the movement of pine trees to block pinewood nematode infection, and is urging immediate reporting when suspicious trees are found, mobilizing all available efforts.
According to the city, after pine wilt disease occurred in Korean pine trees in Chowol-eup, Gwangju City in December last year, a task force for pine wilt disease control was established from January 1 until the risk of pine wilt disease outbreak disappears, concentrating administrative resources to block pinewood nematode infection.
The prevention task force conducted investigations on whether pine trees in forests, parks, and green spaces were infected with pinewood nematodes through January 30, but no significant abnormalities were found.
Additionally, when landscape pine trees (pine, Korean pine, Korean stone pine, fir, and beach pine) are moved, concentrated inspections are being conducted on handling businesses and logs that move without production certificates issued by each district office, and patrol activities are being strengthened to block the invasion of pinewood nematodes.
Furthermore, by the 28th of last month, 53 million won was spent to complete trunk injections on 6,187 pine trees in areas such as old-growth pine zones, protected trees, parks, Hwaseong Township, and Paldalmun, and reward payments (1 to 2 million won) are being provided to those who report suspected pinewood nematode-infected trees.
An official from Suwon City said, “Suwon is a city deeply connected with pine trees. It goes without saying that the damage would be significant if pinewood nematodes invade. We will ensure there is no damage through perfect prevention.”
Kwon Oh-hyun
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