KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — The red-striped soft-scale insect (RSSI), a destructive sugarcane pest first detected in Bukidnon, has spread to Sultan Kudarat, raising concerns over its ...

The Sugar Regulatory Administration has warned that the worsening infestation of red-striped soft scale insect in Negros Occidental could result in the loss of about 150,000 metric tons of raw sugar — ...

At least 16,019 hectares of sugar farms on Negros Island, mostly in Negros Occidental, are affected by red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) reinfestation ...

THE pest infestation in sugarcane plantations has spread to Southern Negros Occidental, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). The agency noted that red-striped soft scale insects ...

The debate over whether pesticides should be sprayed on a large scale from aircraft to control the red-striped soft scale insect, or RSSI, in Philippine sugarcane fields has intensified in recent ...

THE red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) infestation has spread to around 841 hectares of sugarcane fields in Visayas as of June 6, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). Based on ...

BACOLOD CITY–The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is targeting an initial P113.5 million in emergency cash transfers for over 11,000 farmers whose farms were affected by the ...

INSECTICIDE APPLICATION. A demonstration on the proper insecticide application techniques against the red-striped soft scale insect affecting sugarcane farms. The team of the National Crop Protection ...

BACOLOD CITY — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has started the procurement process of pesticides for distribution to farmers, board member Dave Sanson, head of the red-striped soft scale ...

BACOLOD CITY — A labor group has urged government officials in Negros Island to stop what it described as “wasteful” aerial spraying against the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation and ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday said it has allocated PHP35 million to help the sugar sector combat the effects of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI). The funds are earmarked for ...

RSSI has so far affected about 424.82 hectares of sugarcane fields in 16 towns and cities across the NIR and two provinces in Western Visayas NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The Sugar Regulatory ...