{"id":122900,"date":"2017-10-11T02:56:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T06:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=122900"},"modified":"2017-10-11T02:56:59","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T06:56:59","slug":"cocolisap-affects-800t-coconut-trees-in-zambo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/11\/cocolisap-affects-800t-coconut-trees-in-zambo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Cocolisap\u2019 affects 800T coconut trees in Zambo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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COCONUT TREE (Photo <\/a>by Koshy Koshy, Flickr<\/a>\/CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ZAMBOANGA CITY \u2013The city government has released PhP16.3 million to purchase the needed materials and pesticides to contain the spread of small scale insects known as \u201ccocolisap\u201d in this city.<\/p>\n

City Agriculturist Diosdado Palacat on Tuesday said part of the funds would also be used to provide assistance to the affected coconut farmers.<\/p>\n

Palacat said among the things they would purchase to use in containing the spread of cocolisap are bio-pesticides, fertilizers, and sprayers.<\/p>\n

He said the funding allocation of the city government is already being utilized while the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is still working on the release of its funds.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe PCA has been conducting massive pruning, we will follow in with massive spraying of the pruned coconuts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The PCA and the Office of the City Agriculturist have monitored that around 800,000 coconut trees have been affected by the cocolisap in this city.<\/p>\n

Zamboanga City has approximately 30,000 hectares planted to coconuts, or roughly three million coconut trees.<\/p>\n

Palacat said the cocolisap infestation has already spread to all barangays of this city. This city has 98 barangays.<\/p>\n

The presence of cocolisap was first reported in May 2016 in the barangays of Latuan and Dulia-Upper Bunguiao.<\/p>\n

Cocolisap is an invasive leaf-sucking insect with a scale-like waxy protective covering.<\/p>\n

It feeds on coconut, mangosteen, banana, and other palms, which can be dispersed by wind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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