date:May 25, 2020
economic threshold level had been noticed for the first time in the State. The pest was found feeding on potato, chilli, beans and other crops in about 800 hectares.
It said general control operations were being taken to prevent the spread of the semilooper, adding that alternative crop sowing might be needed in the event of a severe outbreak.
Officials said mechanical control measures and bio-pesticides produced by the Agriculture Departments bio-control laboratory at Medziphema in Dimapur di