Negros gov seeks ‘green’ solution to sugarcane pest

BACOLOD CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson said the provincial government would “go green” in the fight to eradicate the red-striped soft-scale insect (RSSI) that had infested the province’s sugarcane fields, vowing that they will not fund the proposed islandwide aerial spraying of chemicals. The provincial government will only support

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