Bolivia: The borer worm continues to affect tomato producers in Pampagrande

Published 2024년 5월 8일

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The Agua Clara community of Pampagrande is grappling with a significant infestation of borer worms, which has severely damaged tomato crops, with an estimated 45 to 50 percent impact. Despite collaboration with Senasag and the State University, no effective control measures have been found. In response, farmers are constructing greenhouses to protect crops and are calling for more support. The pest issue has left farmers feeling abandoned, leading them to increase fumigation efforts to twice a week in hopes of stemming the damage.

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So far they have not been able to combat the pest and are looking for different alternatives to mitigate the problem. Agricultural producers in the Agua Clara community are facing serious challenges due to the borer worm, which continues to affect their tomato crops without being able to completely control it so far. Faced with this situation, many of them are resorting to the construction of greenhouses as a measure to mitigate the damage. Nelson Torrico, president of the 15 de Abril Producers Association in Pampagrande, expressed his deep concern about the inability so far demonstrated to control the borer worm pest in tomato crops. It is important to remember that previously, Senasag and technical representatives from the State University visited the Agua Clara community to collaborate in monitoring and combating this pest. However, according to Torrico, these support efforts to completely eliminate the boreworm have been insufficient or practically non-existent. Faced with ...

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