Around 186 hectares of sugarcane plantations have been infested with the red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) in Negros Occidental, according to the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA). SRA ...

BACOLOD CITY — The government has failed to stop the red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) from spreading and these have infested 2,027 hectares of sugarcane farms, the Sugar Regulatory Administration ...

This BusinessMirror file photo shows red-striped soft-scale insects on a sugarcane leaf. Areas struck by the red-striped soft-scale insects (RSSI) expanded to over 7,400 hectares as of October 24, ...

From 87 hectares on May 22, the pests spread to 841.7 hectares by June 6 NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – The red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) has rapidly spread across sugarcane farms in Negros ...

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – An insect outbreak has taken root across Negros Occidental, threatening the province’s economy. The Department of Agriculture-Negros Island Region (DA-NIR) confirmed ...

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 ...

THE Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has confirmed the first case of red-striped soft-scale insect (RSSI) infestation in Negros Occidental. If not contained, this pest — usually found on the ...

CEBU, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) are intensifying efforts to combat the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation threatening ...

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL (PIA) — Sugar planters in this province are receiving essential support as the Sugar Regulatory ...

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is looking at mass-producing the entomopathogenic fungi to eliminate the red-striped soft scale insects (RSSI) that have been ...