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Mili bug hits cotton crop

Sirsa: The cotton and vegetable growers of Sirsa district are worried as their crops have been attacked by the deadly Mili bug which is spreading fast and destroying the crops badly. Cotton is grown on 1,40,000 hectares in the district. The local Cotton Research Station Cotton scientist M.S. Bhattoo has said the worst hit areas in the district are the cotton belts in Nathusari Chopta and Kalanwali blocks.

He advised the farmers that with the judicious use of pesticides like ‘Ekalux’ and Perfano Phos, the Mili bug attack could be controlled.

The pest has also attacked the ‘Bhindi’ crop in a big way. District Horticultural Office Atam Prakash said about 20 of the Bhindi crop has been affected by the attack of the Mili bug. -- PTI

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