Gyeonggi Agricultural Research Institute Launches 'Pesticide Resistance Map' Service for Farmers

Gyeonggi Province is introducing an integrated service that allows farmers to access a range of information—including weather forecasts, pest and disease predictions, and pesticide resistance data—all in one place.

The Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services announced on September 8 that, through the "Platform Function Improvement Project for Agricultural Meteorology and Pest Pesticide Resistance," the previously separate pesticide resistance information platform has now been integrated into the "Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Weather and Pest & Disease System."

Pesticide resistance refers to the phenomenon where pests and diseases become less sensitive to chemical treatments—reducing control effectiveness—when the same type of pesticide is used repeatedly. The province has expanded its system to include resistance data not only for certain insects, as before, but now also for a broader range of major diseases. By linking weather, pest occurrence forecasts, and resistance information, the system now offers farmers more comprehensive pest management guidance.

Main page of Pest and Disease System website of Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services

The main features include: ▲ Management of diagnostic data on pesticide resistance by pest or disease ▲ Construction of diagnostic results by region, crop, pest or disease, and pesticide ▲ Linkage to the registered pesticide information in the Agrochemical Safety Information System ▲ Latest registered pesticide information in accordance with the Pesticide Positive List System (PLS). Notably, the updated platform provides visual mapping of resistance status. Users can select a crop and disease and instantly review which pesticides have associated resistance concerns for that combination.

By visiting the "Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Weather and Pest & Disease System" website (agriweather.gg.go.kr) via computer or mobile device, users can check weather forecasts, pest and disease outbreak predictions, regional pesticide resistance data, and information about registered pesticides. The province plans to continuously update pesticide resistance data and expand the range of monitored pests and diseases in the future.

Lee Youngsun, Director of Research and Development at the provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services, stated, "With access to integrated information, farmers can select appropriate pest control timings and pesticides, reducing the repeated use of the same class of chemicals and thereby improving overall control effectiveness. Through ongoing field surveys and research, we will continue supporting safe and efficient crop management based on data."

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