Managing insects in monsoon crops
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Managing insects in monsoon crops
MIGUEL BRAGANZA Climate change has become a reality, and this year’s prolonged dry spells between periods of rain have allowed insect populations to multiply. The white-winged caseworm moth lays its eggs on rice paddy leaves. The caterpillars that hatch feed on the leaves, rolling them into cigar-shaped cocoons or ‘cases’. They then cut themselves free from the plant to pupate. Damage caused by the caseworm is often mistaken for grazing by small…
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