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Samcheok steps up work to contain pine wilt disease
Samcheok is stepping up efforts to contain pine wilt disease in two areas of the South Korean city.
The city will spend 436 million won on preventive injections across 98.35 hectares in Dogyeong-dong and removing 376 dead trees in Obun-dong, including seven confirmed as infected.
Pine wilt disease can kill infected pine trees and spread to nearby trees through insect carriers.
In the first half of this year, Samcheok treated 151.4 hectares and removed 844 dead trees, including 15 infected ones.
The city is also checking trees with vehicles and drones and inspecting businesses that handle pine trees and households that use firewood.
The current work is due to finish next month, while the city says it will continue monitoring and asks residents to follow movement restrictions and report dead or possibly infected trees.
Samcheok plans new work to contain the spread of pine wilt disease, including preventive injections and removal of dead trees.
The city will spend 436 million won on work in Dogyeong-dong and Obun-dong.
In Dogyeong-dong, preventive injections are planned across 98.35 hectares, while 376 dead trees are to be removed in Obun-dong.
The work is scheduled to be completed by next month.
Earlier this year, the city completed preventive injections across 151.4 hectares and removed 844 dead trees.
- Who
- Samcheok City.
- What
- It plans preventive injections and tree removal to contain pine wilt disease.
- When
- The city announced the work on November 9, 2026. It is due to be completed by next month.
- Where
- Dogyeong-dong and Obun-dong in Samcheok, Gangwon Province, South Korea.
- Why
- To prevent pine wilt disease from spreading.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Pine wilt disease was first detected in Samcheok, in Deungbong-dong.
Samcheok completed preventive injections across 151.4 hectares in Dogyeong-dong and removed 844 dead trees, including 15 infected trees.
The city announced its new disease-control work in Dogyeong-dong and Obun-dong.
The new control work is scheduled to be completed.
- Budget
- 436 million won
- Preventive injections
- 98.35 hectares in Dogyeong-dong
- Tree removal
- 376 trees in Obun-dong, including 7 infected trees
- First-half preventive injections
- 151.4 hectares in Dogyeong-dong
- First-half tree removal
- 844 trees, including 15 infected trees
- First detection
- Deungbong-dong, 2021
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What people are saying
I will thoroughly check the sites to ensure no trees targeted for control are missed.
I ask citizens to comply with restrictions on moving pine trees and report dead trees or trees suspected of being infected.