Monthly Archives: June 2009

Ricehoppers blog visitors exceeds 10,000

Posted on June 27, 2009 by moni

The Ricehoppers blog was initiated in December 2008 as a platform for  sharing knowledge on issues and developing sustainable ways to manage rice planthoppers. The niche blog is part of a collaborative research network with national scientists in Asia co-funded … Continue reading →

Posted in Communication and policy analyses, Ecological engineering, Host plant resistance, Planthoppers | 1 Comment

Will farmers rely on varietal resistance to combat insect attack?

Posted on June 25, 2009 by moni

By Finbarr Horgan, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines Corazon Arroyo, DA-WESVIARC, Hamungaya, Iloilo City, Philippines M. M. Escalada, Visayas State University, Philippines K. L. Heong, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Philippines On 9 and 10 June 2009, … Continue reading →

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Is the smaller brown planthopper (SBPH) spreading rapidly?

Posted on June 15, 2009 by moni

by Yoohan Song Gyeongsang National University Jinju, 660-701, Korea Another important planthopper pest of rice is the smaller brown planthopper (SBPH) Laodelphax striatellus, which is mainly found in temperate rice areas. In China this pest is becoming increasingly damaging and … Continue reading →

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