DA and SRA roll out drones, chemical spraying and P10,000 cash aid to farmers as they race to contain a red-striped soft scale insect outbreak threatening 93,898 hectares of sugarcane in Negros Island ...

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 ...

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the provincial government would “go green” in the fight to eradicate the red-striped soft-scale insect ...

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 — ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has strengthened its fight against the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) in sugarcane farms, through the expanded use of chemical ...

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 ...

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said they are intensifying efforts to contain the red-striped soft scale ...

THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) said it is considering turning to a fungus that is a natural enemy of the red striped soft-scale insect (RSSI) to curb the sugarcane pest. SRA Administrator ...

The Negros Oriental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDDRMC) has approved a resolution recommending the declaration of a State of Calamity in the province as authorities ...

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, Philippines, Philippines — The government has allotted P235 million in financial assistance for sugarcane farmers displaced by the red-striped soft scale insect infestation as well as to ...