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Chilli fruit borer larva feeding inside a green chilli, with the adult moth shown alongside

Crop protection

Chilli fruit borer: scouting a pest that lives inside

Fruit borer larvae feed inside the pod where nothing reaches them. Everything depends on catching the egg and early larval stage.

10 Sept 2026 2 min read

Brown planthopper on a rice stem at the base of the plant, with hopperburn damage alongside

Crop protection

Brown planthopper: the pest that hides at the base

Brown planthopper sits at the water line where most sprays never reach, and several common insecticides make it worse.

06 Sept 2026 2 min read