The Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) led by Dr. Feng Zhang, CABI Regional Director for East and South-East Asia (first from the right) and Philippine Rice Research Institute represented by Dr. Eduardo Jimmy P. Quilang, deputy executive director for research (first from the left), spearheaded recent discussions on improving the institutions’ partnership on controlling fall armyworm (FAW). This emerging insect pest used to only infest corn, but it has now extended its host range to include rice infesting 18-28-day old seedlings with the larvae feeding on the leaves. The first infestation in Cagayan spread in 13 municipalities in Region II on May 2021.
