The ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) here is organising a one-day brainstorming session, ‘Management of mealybugs in cassava: Present status and future strategies,’ on Tuesday at its Sreekaryam campus.
Panelists include S. C. Dubey, Assistant Director General (Plant Protection and Biosafety), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, and S. N. Sushil, Director, National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Bengaluru.
A detailed roadmap for tackling mealybugs, pests which wreak havoc in a number of crops including cassava (tapioca), is the expected outcome of the session.
