According to the statistics of the Crops Diseases and Pests Monitoring and Control Network of the Ministry of Agriculture, a total of 7.13 billion mu of pests and diseases occurred this year, and the area of ​​prevention and control was 8.4 billion mu, reducing the loss of pests and diseases of food crops by 180 billion kilograms, accounting for 16% of the total grain output this year, and effectively boosting food production. "Eight increase".

To ensure the increase in grain production this year, the Ministry of Agriculture has deployed, acted, and prevented the disease as early as possible. In the main rice-producing areas such as rice, wheat, and corn, it has vigorously promoted the specialization and prevention of diseases and insect pests, resulting in an area of ​​wheat seed dressing of 270 million mu, accounting for wheat cultivation. 80% of the area; the control area of ​​Athetis lepigone in maize reached 50.82 million mu, and more than 95% of the region's maize seedlings were fully grown; the area of ​​black rice stripe dwarf disease in southern China was 86% less than expected.

This year, wheat, corn, rice pests and diseases have reached a total area of ​​15%, which is 3% higher than last year. Compared with the traditional one-on-one decentralized control, the specialization of diseases and insect pests can prevent and control 1 to 2 times per quarter, and the average yield per mu can be reduced by 70 to 100 pounds for rice, 50 to 70 pounds for wheat, and 60 to 80 pounds for corn. Reduce the amount of 10% to 20%, and increase the income by more than 100 yuan.