Fall armyworm(FAW), the pest that attackedmaize cropin Ropar district, has left over 4,500 acres crop damaged from 50 to 100% in Nurpur Bedi block, a survey completed in one of the blocks in the district by theagriculture departmenthas revealed.

The Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture department has classified the damage in four different categories. It has found that crop on 2,053 acres has been damaged 75 to 100% whereas 2,508 acres has witnessed damage from 50 to 75%. The crop on 452 acres has witnessed 0 to 25% damage while around 858 acres witnessed 25 to 50% damage.