Philippines: Cocolisap outbreak in Basilan by Sherbien Dacalanio
Cocolisap outbreak paralyzes livelihood of farmers in Basilan.
Thousands of coconut trees in Basilan were infected by cocolisap (coconut scale insect), a pest that turned the coconut leaves into yellow brown and preventing it to bear fruit destroying the main source of livelihood of hundreds of families in Basilan. Basilan is the major producer of coconut products in Mindanao.
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