Tonota District Council issues warning on crop pest outbreaks :: Mmegi Online

FRANCISTOWN: Tonota District Council warns farmers on potential crop pest outbreaks, urging them to be vigilant as the department intensifies surveillance efforts to combat threats like fall armyworm, grasshoppers, and fruit flies.

Addressing the recent full council session, Tonota District Council chairperson Neo Sefume stated that numerous farmers have reported pests damaging crops across the district, and advisory services on the management of pests have been provided.

He stated that there are reports on different grasshoppers attacking different crops, grain-eating quelea birds, aphids in cowpeas/beans, different weeds invasion, fruit flies leading to fruit falling and decay, just to mention a few. He indicated that currently the department will intensify surveillance during the coming month across the district in order to make early pest detection and/or recommend/employ control measures.

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