Ennis Agri Tech

Stink bugs can cause great problems to anyone growing plants, may it be vegetables, fruits or ornamental. Typically less than an inch long, light to dark brown in color, and have a shield-like back, these insects seem quite harmless. However, one must not be fooled as these insects can easily ruin a crop even before the farmer can market or sell it, in addition to the fact that they literally stink. Numerous kinds of stink bug traps have been invented and developed to control the damaging effects of these little creatures on plants.
Searching the internet, you will find numerous stink bug control products that you can choose from. Some products are either for indoor or outdoor use while there are others that can be used both inside and outside the home. Outdoor stink bug traps generally contain an attractant that lures stink bugs into the container. Once inside, the stink bugs won’t be able to get out. Without any source of food and water inside the trap, the insects will soon dehydrate and eventually die. The attractant inside the trap can last for approximately two weeks and can be easily replaced once the scent is gone.

An example of an indoor stink bug trap is the stink bug light. It uses a scent lure, a black light, liquid and soapy water. You need to plug it in. Another example is the sticky trap which provides a tape with a sticky adhesive. This adhesive is sticky enough to trap any flying or crawling insect that comes in contact with it.

TACLOBAN CITY — A 10-hectare vegetable based agro-forestry project is set for implementation in a forestland in Taft, Eastern Samar located inside the Ulot Watershed Model Forest.

With a fund allocation of P155,500 from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the project would be undertaken by the San Rafael Integrated Farmers Cooperative, Inc. (SRIFC) in Barangay San Rafael, Taft, Eastern Samar. The project is expected to be completed within the year.

In a Memorandum of Agreement set to be ratified by the DENR and the People’s Organization (PO) SRIFC through its President Jesus Cabujat, the DENR would facilitate and provide technical assistance to the PO in the implementation of the project. This shall include determination of species to be planted in accordance with site species suitability and market potential for the commodity.

For its part, SRIFC would conduct activities for the ground implementation of the project to include site preparation, sowing, planting and nurturing of the vegetable farm. A nursery shed house/bunkhouse which will also serve as bagsakan center would be constructed from the allocated funds.

“With this vegetable based agroforestry project, we hope to veer the upland people away from further destruction of our forests,” said DENR Regional Executive Director Primitivo Galinato, Jr. “Sadly, we are seeing our forests being opened up as upland communities engage in charcoal making which provides them immediate income,” Director Galinato lamented.

Director Galinato revealed that the project is in consonance with the National Convergence Initiative of the government, which calls for collaborative efforts of the local government units, people’s organizations, non-government organizations and other stakeholders towards poverty reduction and environmental protection