RICE farmers are advised to avoid unnecessary insecticide spraying on rice leaves to better manage rice stem borer infestation. Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) Crop Protection Division ...
The Philippine Rice Research Institute warns that rice yield loss occurs when up to 30 percent of plants show deadheart during tillering, advising farmers to manage stem borers through early ...
Stem borer pest contributes up to 40 percent loss of cereal harvest to farmers, especially maize. Both the large grain borer and the spotted stem borer are highly destructive, more-so in Sub-Saharan ...
For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. NAIROBI: Controlling pests in maize at the growing stage is an important measure in ...
Syngenta is partnering with Provivi to develop two pheromone-based products that control insects that damage rice and corn fields in Asia. One will control yellow stem borer—one of Asia’s biggest rice ...
NAIROBI: Controlling pests in maize at the growing stage is an important measure in reducing damage, which leads to loss in the overall yield at harvest. Some common pests in maize at early stages of ...