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PhilRice recommends effective pest management in the rice fields

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ (PIA) — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) recommends effective insect pest management in the rice fields. This is in line with the agency’s PalayCheck System, ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Pest, disease threaten rice fields in Western Visayas

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — With most rice fields in Western Visayas now entering their ripening and maturity stages, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has warned of intensifying pest and disease ...
KPBS

Fungal Pesticides Offer A Growing Alternative To Traditional Chemicals

Metarhizium anisopliae, a rice shell pest. Pesticides based on fungi are just one example of biopesticides, a group that also includes bacteria and biochemicals derived from plants. Biopesticides are ...
Science Daily

Bats play a key role in combating rice pests in Southeast Asia

Scientists have demonstrated that Wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats not only travels great distances, but also hunt at impressive altitudes of up to 1,600 meters above ground -- the altitude at which ...
Gov

PhilRice warns CL, Bicol rice growers of increased rainy season pest threats

SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ (PIA) — The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has advised rice farmers in Central Luzon and the Bicol Region to intensify field monitoring as the rainy season is ...