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Oct 28, Kegalle: The Department of Agriculture of Sabaragamuwa Province has imported a parasite "Acerophagus papayae" of hymenoptera family from the Puerto Rico Institute of APHIS of USDA to counter the 'Mealy Bug', locally known as Pitimakuna, which is destroying the papaya cultivations in the Kegalle district, government sources said.
The provincial agriculture department has also started an awareness program to educate the farmers to prevent the mealy bug from spreading. The public are to be educated through mobile awareness meetings, printed material, exhibiting notices, banners and posters, sources added.
The imported parasite has been introduced in the Ranwal area in Kegalle.
Sri Lanka earlier introduced the biocontrol parasite in Polonnaruwa district and eight other locations in Colombo, Kurunegala, and Dambulla Districts.
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