Four hectares of rice crops in Ciburuy Block, Cibadak Distric, Lebak Regancy, Banten Province, attacked by borer caterpillars that threatened crop failure to harvest for March to April season in 2012.
Most of the rice crop in poor condition due to caterpillar attack, said Lebak Head of Food Crops Production and Horticulture Department of Agriculture, Yuntani, in Rangkasbitung, Tuesday (2/21/12).
Their outhority continues to control and prevent this attack by spraying pesticides, feared that 50 hectares other rice crops will faced same pests threat.
Despite of caterpillar attack, he said, it is not the stage for worrying because it still under the threshold and can also be handled by pest control officers in the field.
During this time, the weather is often rainy and get humid temperatures, so pests like caterpillar, aphis chocolate bars, and mice, potential to stright on villager crops. They has asked farmers to aware of these pests.
Lebak Department of Agriculture already donated pesticides drugs for the farmers that his crops attacked by pests.
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