Shallow flooding of rice fields can help reduce rice water weevil populations during Florida’s growing season, between April and September, new research shows. Previous studies of the effect of flood ...
Birds and bats act as non-chemical pest management in West African lowland rice fields, according to a recent study based in ...
A moth caterpillar called the Mexican rice borer (Eoreuma loftini) has taken a heavy toll on sugar cane and rice crops in Texas, and has moved into Louisiana, Florida, and other Gulf Coast states. Now ...
NEW ORLEANS – Mexican rice borers have crawled into southwestern Louisiana rice plants and are heading for the nation's sugar bowl, where the inch-long moth grubs are a much bigger threat. Although ...
The agriculture ministry said Wednesday that it forecasts "frequent" outbreaks of stink bug varieties that cause issues with rice crops in many parts of the country. According to the ministry's pest ...
A new study published in the journal CABI Reviews highlights the critical role that integrated pest management (IPM) plays in combatting the threat fall armyworm poses to Asian rice security. Asian ...
The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) warned that four major pests could infest rice plantations until end-June. The agency attached to the Department of Agriculture urged farmers in ...