Undiagnosed -- Nigeria
Rice farmers in Katsina State experienced a strange disease which dried their crops before they mature. A farmer said: "Only a few of us noticed the attack at its early stage; many only realised the damage at the point of harvest. The pests are in a form of small worms that are sucking the seedlings dry." Efforts of applying different types of pesticides failed to arrest the disease.
A retired agricultural extension worker dismissed the assertion that the disease is a worm attack. He said:
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