SANGHAR, July 17: A team of entomologists on Thursday inspected cotton plantations in different areas of the district to assess damage to the crop from pests, especially mealybug and jassid (sabz teela).

The team comprising research officers from the entomology section of the Agriculture Research Institute of Tandojam found that the population of mealy bug and jassid in cotton plants was below economic threshold level and could be easily controlled by farmers through proper methods.

The team inspected cotton plantations in dehs Chemaro, Ubhpur, Sanghar, Kot Bijor and Lakha and held meetings with farmers. The team members said that the mealy bug was present on a number of plantations but most of the farmers had controlled the pest.— Correspondent