BACOLOD CITY — The red-striped soft scale insect (RSSI) infestation has expanded across sugar-producing plantations in the Visayas, increasing from 87 hectares on May 22 to 1,505 hectares as of June 18. Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) Administrator Pablo Luis Azcona said Negros Occidental was the hardest hit by the RSSI infestation, which can reduce sugar content
