Mangroves survive attack of 'tide moth'

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February 7, 2016

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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI

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PN20160207_2

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After almost two months, the mangrove area in Barangay Ingore, La Paz district which was "browned" by the "tide watching mangrove moth" (Aucha velans) has fully recovered and has re-grown its green leaves once again. Last Nov. 12, 2015, a team from Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region 6's Biodiversity, Coastal, Wetlands, and Ecotourism Research Center (BCWERC) monitored that the approximately 2-hectare mangrove area, particularly the Bungalon species ( Avicennia), was infested by the larva of the "tide watching mangrove moth." The worms of this month were found responsible for the drying out and browning of mangrove trees.

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Mangroves survive attack of 'tide moth'. (2016, February 7). Panay News, pp. 2, 11.