Negros solon urges creation of dedicated body to solve pest infestation

BACOLOD CITY – A Negros Occidental lawmaker is pushing for a “state of calamity” assessment and the immediate formation of a provincial task force to combat a rapidly spreading infestation of the red-striped soft scale Insect (RSSI), which has more than doubled its reach to over 4,800 hectares in less than a week.

“We would ...