RADIATION can fight the mango pulp weevil (MPW) or Sternochetus frigidus in mango, which can help the Philippines pass the quality standards for the United States market for tropical fruits, according to government researchers.
The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) of the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Office 4B (DA-RFO-4B, Mimaropa) jointly conducted the study on using irradiation to combat the MPW.
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