Normandy Barbecho

University of the Philippines Los Baños | UPLB · National Crop Protection Center, College of Agriculture and Food Science

The red-striped soft scale insect, Pulvinaria tenuivalvata (Newstead), has recently emerged as a significant pest of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) in Luzon Island, Philippines. Initially observed in June 2022, this pest has quickly spread, with recent detections in Calamba City, Laguna. Despite its growing impact, there is a significant lack...

Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) is an invasive species that has recently emerged as a serious pest of corn in the Philippines. To address this issue, efforts are underway to develop biological control methods for managing this pest. This investigation led to the pioneering discovery of Telenomus remus Nixon, a potential parasitoid of S. frugiper...

Field and laboratory observations about the red-striped soft scale pest of sugarcane in Luzon, Island, Philippines, an emerging new pest. This pest is reported as a major pest of sugarcane in Egypt. Molecular characterization of young adults resulted in 99.71per cent match with Pulvinaria saccharai, a junior synonym of Pulvinaria tenuivalvata, in t...

A modified dish that serves as a sieve for specimens that undergo series of chemical treatments during the preparation of specimens for microscope slide mounts is described and illustrated. The dish serves as a filter for draining fluids. It is assembled using simple materials, namely: the cap of a 15 ml centrifuge tube with the closed end perforat...

A new species of armored scale insect, Unaspis mabilis LIT & BARBECHO, n. sp., is described and illustrated as the second species of Unaspis in the Philippines. This sucking insect infests and is currently considered a pest of lanzones, Lansium domesticum, trees although it may not be native to the archipelago. It is probably of recent introduction...