Insects devastate Thailand's rice crop, institute says

07 February, 2010 11:31:00 article.wn.com

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Bangkok - Excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides and other poor farming practices have led to an insect plague in Thailand's rice fields that was predicted to reduce yields by 30 per cent in vast areas, the International Rice Research Institute warned Monday. 'This is the worst outbreak of brown planthoppers I have seen in...