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1. Long-jawed spider Tagalog name: Gagambang pangahan Identifying marks long-bodied spider with long legs. commonly seen lying outstretched along a rice leaf. builds its webs in grassy or bushy areas near water egg masses are laid on the upper half of the rice plant and are enclosed in a cottony silk. Food: Adults and …

How to manage weedy rice Weedy rice is closely related to cultivated rice and is a serious threat in direct-seeded rice. Once fields are infested, the costs of control can be very high. At present, no single management technique can effectively control weedy rice. Weedy rice is found in many rice areas in different regions […]

The adults are small, yellow and brown, about 3 cm in body length, with conspicuous, broad, brown stripes running laterally through the eyes and extending posteriorly along the wings. The antennae are short, much less than the length of the body. When in swarms, they are in their migratory phase and are called locusts. They […]

Mole cricket damage is greater near the field borders where they relocate after tillage operations. Susceptible growth stages are from seedling to tillering. At night, adults and nymphs feed on sown seeds and roots of rice plants either in the seedbed or of young seedlings, causing bare patches in the field. In older …