5.6 quake rocks north Luzon; No damages

Some residents also felt Intensity V in Penablanca; Intensity IV in Gonzaga, Cagayan; Intensity III in Ilagan, Isabela; and Intensity II in Casiguran, Aurora, as well as in the cities of Laoag, Batac, and Pasuquin town in Ilocos Norte, Santiago City in Isabela, Tabuk City in Kalinga, and Madella in Quirino province.

The project team led by Johana C. Orense of PCADRC assesses CRB incidences in affected farms and facilitates the application of the biological control agent (BCA) green muscardine fungus (GMF) and other integrated pest management (IPM) strategies for CRB.

In partnership with the PCA Albay Research Center and PCA Regional Office XIII, PCA-DRC is mass-producing and distributing GMF to affected regions.

Orense said they will also train the affected coconut farmers on IPM for CRB in the coming months.

She added apart from mass producing GMF, the project team also monitored and assessed the extent of beetle damage and IPM requirements in Typhoon Odetteaffected regions. Butch Gunio