Planting one line of Napier grass also repels moths, a development stage of stem borer, from the field. Napier and other desmodium plants also inhibit growth of striga weed, which attacks maize and ...

The agriculture department officials have claimed that with the dip in temperature, the impact of pink stem borer on wheat crop has reduced. The unexpected pest attack had caused widespread ...

The state agriculture authorities have increased field surveillance after the detection of pink stem borer pest in wheat fields in some districts, including Mansa and Patiala, causing fear of crop ...

Bathinda, Mansa and Barnala districts have emerged as the worst hit by the pink stem borer in the wheat fields even as the ...

Farmers from Patiala, Barnala, Mansa, Bathinda, Sangrur and other Malwa districts have reported “pink stem borer” infestation in their fields, adding that they had to re-sow wheat because of this.