Three lakh packets containing whitefly predators will be distributed this year

The Coconut Cultivation Board said that 03 lakh packets containing the predator Encarcis Guadeloupae introduced by the Department of Agriculture to control the spread of whitefly in coconut and king coconut plantations have been distributed this year.

The damage caused by the whitefly to the coconut plantation is currently being reported from several areas and due to the rain in the Western Province and some other areas, some reduction of this damage has been reported.

The whitefly is more attracted to the yellow color, so it causes more damage to the king coconut plantation than to the coconut plantation. So far, this treatment has been given to 1,051,323 coconut and king coconut trees that were damaged by the whitefly.

Coconut yield is greatly affected by whitefly damage. Due to this, there has been a big decrease in coconut yield last year. In order to overcome this situation, the Coconut Cultivation Board has conducted 700 liquid spray machines for spraying coconut oil extract and 3046 awareness programs for coconut growers.

Also, it is planned to give two million coconut saplings to the farmers in the year 2024 and so far 08 lakh coconut saplings have been distributed and completed.

Also, 11,401 king coconut saplings have been distributed to the growers. The Coconut Cultivation Board also emphasizes that 23,233 king coconut seeds have been planted in nurseries to obtain saplings.

The Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industry Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera instructed the officials of the Coconut Cultivation Board yesterday (01) to give the introduced predator to the farmers to protect the coconut plantation from the whitefly and to implement further programs to inform the coconut growers about the correct use of coconut cultivation.

A discussion was held yesterday (01) at the Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries about the projects to be implemented for the promotion of coconut cultivation this year. These facts were revealed there.

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