RSSI Pest Damage to Crops in Panay and Negros Reaches 1,500 Hectares
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From 87 hectares of vegetation damage in Northern Negros last month, the red-striped soft scale insects or RSSI infestation has now spread to 1,505 hectares in just one month. The areas of Iloilo, Capiz and Negros Oriental were among those reached. There are places […]
The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has asked local governments in infested areas of red-striped soft scale insect to declare a State of Emergency. This follows the expansion of sugarcane plantations affected by the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation in Negros Island. The Department of Agriculture (DA) had earlier approved the allocation of P10M for the purchase of pesticides. According to SRA Pablo Luis Azcona, from 87 hecta…
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