Publication date Fri, 07/08/2011 - 14:07 Executive summary Executive summary During the period of 2009-2010, outbreaks of some pests on major crops occurred in responses to global warming, significant changes in cropping systems, climate conditions, and crop varieties. Among them, the locusts, rice brown plant hopper (Nilaparavata lugans), rice leaf folders (Chaphalocrocis medinalis), meadow moth (Loxostege sticticalis L.), rice borers, and cabbage diamond back moths (Plutella xylostella) were the most severe and destructive ones. Files En
