Farmers in Dinajpur and Naogaon districts are worried as aman paddy fields in different villages have been affected by massive pest attack ahead of the harvest.

The massive attack is also creating fear among farmers about attaining the production target this year.

According to the effected farmers in the two districts, pests are destroying paddy sheaves which will be ready for harvest in two weeks time.

Officials of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) claim the situation is under control and the attack is not alarming.

But the farmers in the region said their aman fields have been attacked by brown plant hopper and the pesticides available in markets are ineffective in controlling the disease.

DAE official in Dinajpur said aman was transplanted on about 2,56,750 hectares of land in different upazilas of the district this year.

Azizar Rahman, a farmer of Boltoil area in Dinajpur Sadar upazila said 'Irrigation was disrupted throughout the season due to excessive load-shedding and lack of rainfall this year'.

But the attack of brown plant hopper ruined their hope of getting a healthy yield, he added.

Meanwhile, Abdur Rahman, a farmer of Sherbari village in Niamatpur upazila of Naogaon, said brown plant hopper attacked aman plants on his five acres of land a week ago and wreaked havoc on 20 percent plants.

DAE official Amir Abdullah Mohammad Waheduzzaman Niamatpur upazila said agriculture officials are giving advice to the farmers about use of pesticides to combat the attack and not to be panicked.