After maize, Kangra vegetable crops under white fly attack.

July 29, 2022

Vegetable crops are under attack by white fly in the lower hills of Kangra district. The pest attack comes after the recent damage caused by fall armyworm to the maize crop in the area.
In the lower hills of the district, vegetable farming is a lucrative occupation. Farmers in these areas produce vegetables such as okra, bitter gourd, bottle gourd, brinjal, cucumber and ridged gourd during the season.
The farmers claimed that the Agriculture Department was yet to swing into action and visit their fields to monitor and check the attack of white flies.
As per information, the department was suffering from acute shortage of the field technical staff that could visit the fields and apprise the farmers about the attacks and measures to check the pest.
According to Dr Rahul Katoch, Deputy Director, Agriculture Department, Palampur. The department has constituted special technical field teams of the state bio-control laboratories at Palampur and Nurpur. The teams will visit the fields and sensitise the vegetable growers about pest attacks. Experts will also suggest remedial measures to them.