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Rice Delphacid

Type
Publication
Date of Publication
June 18, 2025
Price
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Overview

Having trouble with grass or your rice crop? Your field could be infected with Rice Delphacid (RD). This 3-page factsheet contains the lifecycle, damage, and management of these pests to help you protect your crops from harm. Download your free copy today!

Publication Information

When growing crops is your livelihood, you care about the health of your field. Rice Delphacids (RD) can ruin your hard work by reducing crop yield and causing dieback.

Our free factsheet is the best resource that helps you identify and understand the nature of RD. This information is crucial to effectively keeping your crops healthy and happy from this pest.

What You'll Learn:

  • Key basics for understanding and identifying Rice Delphacids
  • Direct and indirect ways the Rice Delphacids harm your crop
  • Essential management resources to rid an infestation

Don't let the Rice Delphacids harm your crop-download today!

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