Egypt: Follows up on summer crops and pest control efforts in Lake

Dr. Ahmed Rizk, head of the Central Department for Agricultural Pests Control at the Ministry of Agriculture, made a surprise visit to the North Delta pest control area to follow up on the area’s assets, “the unit mixing and packing rodent baits” and then went, in the presence of the area manager, to visit the cotton, corn and rice plantations to follow up on the status of crops and check on the progress of Control work and the availability of pesticides, and he passed by the Al-Mita Agricultural Association. "Rizk" stressed the necessity of periodic traffic at this stage of the plant's life to detect and treat any armyworm infestation and treatment as well as cotton pests. It is worth mentioning that the FAO signed a cooperation document with the Ministry of Agriculture to implement the action plan The Global Control of Fall Armyworm in Africa, the Near East and Asia, where Egypt was chosen as one of the model countries that succeeded in controlling this pest during the past few ...