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RM5m system to curb bagworm threat
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New Straits Times
12-12-2007
RM5m system to curb bagworm threat
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Main Section
LUMUT: Oil palm plantation managers and smallholders will be able to breathe easy with the introduction of an integrated pests management (IPM) system to control the spread of bagworms in estates and plantations.
The RM5 million system, a project by the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), was launched here yesterday in a move to protect the country's main commodity from suffering serious losses due to bagworm outbreaks.
Bagworms are insects which destroy oil palm trees if left unchecked. ...
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