Guyana – Paddy bug hits rice crop

Source: Stabroek news18/05/2010 – With more than 10,000 acres already lost to paddy bug infestation, surveys of affected areas showed a poor level of sanitation in and around rice fields and staggered sowing dates, Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud says. These measures, Persaud explained yesterday, are the first steps which are taken to manage the…