Keycheck7 Pest Management

1. MIRID Tagalog name: berdeng atangya Identifying marks: Adults are green with long folded wings and long antennae. Nymphs are also green, with long antennae, but with short wings. They have black spot on their back. They are usually seen at the base part of rice tillers where planthoppers and leafhoppers are also located. Their […]

Disease development and severity is favored by: 1. Excessive nitrogen fertilization; 2. Injured leaves; and 3. High humidity, rain Management Use resistant varieties Balanced fertilization Reduce seedling damage Maintain shallow water in nurseries. Provide good drainage when there is flooding Keep fields clean Dry the fields. Allow fallow period to kill the bacteria Chemical control […]

Causal organism: Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA Symptoms on leaf sheaths : oval gray spots that later enlarge; with black brown margins and gray center Susceptible stage: tillering to heading Symptoms on leaves: lesions are irregular, banded with green-brown coloration; center is grayish white; leaf whitens; panicle exertion affected when flag leaf is infected Susceptible stages: heading […]

Common names: bulati, kolang (Ifugao) Identifying marks: It is a thin, long, slimy worm with numerous similar segments on its body. These are usually red or brown in color; abundant on the rice beds and in non-flooded rice fields. Where to find: Rice terraces in Ifugao, Abra, Kalinga, Apayao, and Benguet Damage: These organisms tunnel […]