ChinaCoccinellid (ladybug family) eating a brown planthopper. When insecticides kill natural predators, the brown planthopper population can reach 1,000 pests per clump of rice. - - General: General.

PhilippinesA woman farmer in Zamboanga collects pests and predators in a rice field during an FAO IPM training course. In 1985, farmers in the Philippines who adopted IPM techniques achieved average or better th...

MalaysiaFarmers in the province of Wellesley vote to select the most effective information poster for rat control to be used as part of the Rice-pest Control Campaign carried out under FAO's IPM programme. -...

PhilippinesA woman farmer in Pangasinan tries to sun-dry rice harvested during the wet season. Wet rice can quickly develop a dangerous mycoflora. The light-colour rice at the top is safe to eat, the medium-dark...

PhilippinesRice farmers in Zamboanga take a pest damage assessment test during an FAO IPM field training course. In 1985, farmers in the Philippines who adopted IPM techniques achieved average, or better than av...

PhilippinesRICE PEST CONTROL -- Rice farmers in Koronadal Mindanao take a pest damage assessment test during an FAO IPM field training course. In 1985, farmers in the Philippines who adopted IPM techniques achie...