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NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) has rapidly spread across sugarcane farms in Negros Island Region (NIR) and Western Visayas, ballooning from 87 ...
BACOLOD CITY — The spread of the destructive, red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) in Negros Island has quadrupled in eight days and is now considered by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) as ...
In an interview Tuesday SRA Administrator Pablo Azcona confirmed that the pest—first detected in Tarlac and Pampanga in late 2022—has reached multiple provinces across Negros and has reportedly ...
A RED-STRIPED soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation on Negros island is now affecting 186 hectares (ha) of sugarland, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). Some 115 farmers are ...
“We do have an infestation in Negros Island. We are very worried about this issue because uncontrolled, we could lose the whole crop. This is a killer insect,” Lamata told the BusinessMirror.
The pest, which had initially affected Luzon, is now in Negros Island, regarded as the country’s sugar bowl. (See, “SRA raises alarm: RSSI, sugarcane pest, invades Negros Occidental ...
DUMAGUETE CITY — The Department of Agriculture-Negros Island Region (DA-NIR) on Monday said “there is no cause for concern” over the possible presence of glanders in one of its ...
May 25, 2025 | 12:00am BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Heavy rains in the past few days triggered a mudflow from Kanlaon Volcano, blocking a major road in La Castellana, Negros Occidental yesterday.