Vigilance urged vs. coconut infestation Trasmonte said the - TopicsExpress



          

Vigilance urged vs. coconut infestation Trasmonte said the infestation is transmitted by birds. Degamo, who chairs the Council, said he is not taking any chances that the agricultural disaster will happen in Negros. Tens of thousands of coconut trees in Cavite, Batangas, and other areas in Luzon and Mindanao have been destroyed by the pest infestation. Possible entries, like the air and sea ports, are being watched closely, and quarantine measures are set in place. Unlike “Brontispa” that attacks only the young coconut leaves,“cocolisap” is a sap-sucking insect that attacks and sucks the main tissue of the coconut, making it more destructive ...Read More...
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:23:29 +0000

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