Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) scientists report occurrence of fall armyworm in ginger crop

Published 2023년 7월 3일

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The Fall armyworm, a damaging insect pest, has been found in ginger crops in Bangladesh. While the infestation is currently under control, farmers are advised to avoid indiscriminate use of chemical insecticides and instead utilize monitoring, mass trapping, and microbial biopesticides to combat the pest. The Fall armyworm was first identified in Bangladesh in 2018, but coordinated efforts and interventions have helped keep the infestation and crop loss low.

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The scientists of the Entomology Division of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) have reported occurrence of devastating insect ‘Fall armyworm’ in ginger crop during June 2023 at the experimental farm of Spices Research Centre, BARI, Shibganj, Bogura. “The insect pest was found damaging the leaves of ginger plant,” said Dr Zulfikar Haider Prodhan, an Entomologist and Chief Scientific Officer of Spices Research Centre of BARI, says a press release. Dr Prodhan observed that the pest infestation was under control. However, farmers should not be panicked due to infestation of this pest, because BARI has already developed effective management strategy against this pest. To resist this pest attack, Chief Scientific Officer and Head of the Entomology Division of BARI, Dr Nirmal Kumar Dutta advised the farmers not to spray toxic chemical insecticides indiscriminately as this practice would kill the beneficial insects those naturally control this pest. Monitoring and mass ...

Source: The Financial Express