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  • DA orders mass production of biocontrol agents vs sugarcane pest

    DA orders mass production of biocontrol agents vs sugarcane pest

    MANILA — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has directed the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to ramp up the production of biological control agents to combat the spread of the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI), a pest threatening the country’s sugar industry. Speaking during the SRA’s 40th anniversary celebration on Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu…