Kiel Auguste removes hundreds of locusts from the wall of his home at Cachipe Village, Moruga yesterday.
Extensive spraying has resumed with an aim of controlling millions of locusts that have been wreaking havoc in Moruga. Spray teams have been killing the insects at La Savanne and Burton Trace, where residents reported the invasion of swarms.Resident Kiel Auguste of Cachipe Village said he was no longer picking up buckets of dead insects.”Nobody ever came by me to spray. I have been battling it out on my own but we thank God the locusts are not as bad as before,” Auguste said.He said most of the hoppers have moved out of Cachipe Village, Moruga and have been sighted in other areas. Meanwhile, on its Facebook page, the Ministry of Agriculture said spraying exercises took place on three consecutive days at La Savanne.”The Locust Control Team at Victoria County also sprayed the forest edges adjacent to the Moruga Food Crop Project on several occasions. These management initiati
Locusts on the wondow of Kiel Auguste’s home at Cachipe Village, Moruga .
An official from the Ministry of Agriculture said they will be visiting the residents at Cachipe in Moruga next Tuesday as they have been battling a massive locust invasion for several days.
But entomologists (scientists who study insects) have explained why so many locusts have swarmed the area.
They say there are 20 traditional locusts egg beds in South Trinidad but because of forest clearance, more egg beds are cropping up in non-traditional areas.
This was revealed by Chief Technical Officer at the Ministry of Agriculture Dr Simone Titus after swarms of hoppers entered Cachipe causing discomfort to scores of residents.
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