date:May 24, 2021
Alphonso mangoes have suffered heavy losses in the state, especially in Ratnagiri and Konkan region. Saffron variety of mangoes have suffered heavy losses in Balsad and Gir region of Gujarat.
According to Shailendra Rajan, director of the Central Tropical Horticulture Institute, Lucknow, outbreaks of red-banded caterpillars have been observed in mango crops in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The impact of this pest has been seen in Bhagalpur in Bihar and eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. In Bihar, an inv