Posted July 25, 2014
Written
by Gloria Villas
A
total of 30 percent abaca plantations in Aklan were threatens by pests.
Thus,
the Fiber Industry Development Authority (FIDA) is now concerned especially
that based on the study, Aklan has about 4,268 hectares of abaca plantations
which ranks in no. 10 with the most abaca plantations.
According
to Melvin Zabala, abaca disease management program technician FIDA-Aklan, most
pests are monitored in the town of Libacao.
Zabala
said that possibly it was after the effects of super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan),
with pests threatening its abaca plantations.
The
report cited initial information indicating the pests that are affecting the
abaca plantations include Abaca Mosaic Disease; Bract Mosaic Disease; and
Bunchy Top.
For
now, the FIDA has sprayed pesticide on the plantations in Libacao.
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