Biocontrol fungi help curb RSSI in Negros fields

BACOLOD CITY—Biocontrol materials produced by the provincial government of Negros Occidental have shown positive results against the red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) in treated sugarcane fields. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II said field observations and initial laboratory tests confirmed the presence and effectiveness of the province-produced biological controls, two months after the creation of the