Beware of caterpillar fur Yogya Disorders

YOGYA - Department of Agriculture (standardized) DIY Province began to tighten supervision to prevent the emergence of caterpillars attack on Yogyakarta. Because the worm attacks that makes this itch can be detrimental to the productivity of plantations and the tourism sector.
"This week we are doing the monitoring to the entire district and the city, including on the border with the territory Klaten, Purworejo, and Magelang," said Chief Agricultural Department DIY, Nana Kelvin, told reporters on Tuesday (12/04/2011).
The action was done because most people begin to worry knowing Yogyakarta caterpillars spread very fast. Starting from Probolinggo, East Java, and then enter the territory of Kendal and Magelang, Central Java.
"Control on caterpillar populations into steps that must be done, especially the female silkworm egg production capacity reaches 100 points," he said.
Nana said, the emergence of caterpillars attack in various regions are known as climate change, so that its spread outside the region but can also arise from the possibility. A number of serious area controlled mainly Gunungkidul region, which has the largest manalagi mango production in DIY.
"For economic loss due to caterpillar attack may not be much, but other sectors such as tourism will be disrupted because of course will interfere with the comfort of tourists," he explained.
Meanwhile according to reports from the Regional Technical Implementation Unit (UPTD) Research Institute for Agricultural Technology (BPTP) in Nanggulan, Kulonprogo, found caterpillars attack on a mango tree that allegedly similar to that attack Lymantria sp East Java. Nnamun all caterpillar has now become pupae (cocoons).
"Is that really the same as caterpillars that attack and the surrounding East Java we still need our care. Yet from the physical characteristics and perikehidupannya is similar," he said.


source TRIBUNJOGJA