Negros Oriental Under State of Calamity Amid RSSI Infestation
The declaration lets the province use quick response funds, with an initial P15 million allotted to help farmers and contain the pest.
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NegOcc begins biological control drive vs sugarcane pest
BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental provincial government on Wednesday began deploying its mobile sprayer to apply the biological fungus Metarhizium against the Red-Striped Soft Scale Insect (RSSI), marking the start of field operations to contain the pest infestation threatening the province’s sugar industry. In a social media post on July 22, Provincial Administrator Atty. […]
Negros Oriental: A state of calamity has been declared in the province of Negros Oriental following a massive pest infestation in sugarcane fields. According to data from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA), an estimated 17,000 hectares of sugarcane fields in the province have been affected by the pests. Meanwhile, approximately 78,000 hectares of sugarcane plantations across the Negros Island Region (NIR) are affected by the infestation. …
NegOr under state of calamity as pest hits 17K hectares of sugarcane
All sugarcane fields in Negros Oriental, including those not yet affected by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI), will undergo chemical spraying following the province’s declaration of a state of calamity. Provincial Agriculture Office Chief Emmanuel Caduyac said the preventive spraying aims to contain the spread of the sap-sucking pest and protect unaffected plantations from […]
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