Fall armyworms have attacked and destroyed crops in more areas in Negros Occidental, the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) reported Friday, June 28.
The armyworms have hit 40 barangays in nine local government units as of Thursday, June 27, Nilo Basco, OPA Crop Protection Section head, said.
Destroyed were sugarcane and corn crops on 558.23 hectares in Himamaylan City, Kabankalan City, Isabela, Moises Padilla, La Castellana, Murcia, Cauayan, Ilog and Binalbagan, Basco said.
This has affected 663 farmers, he added.
The OPA and the local government units are continuing to spray cornfields in Murcia and Isabela, he said.
The sugarcane infestation is being addressed by the Sugar Regulatory Administration, Basco said.*