Mauritania rains spur locust fears

2011-09-06

Mauritania on Monday (September 5th) dispatched teams to monitor the movement of locusts, APA reported. The move comes after heavy rainfall created conditions favorable to the crop-destroying insects, which have already been observed in Assaba and Tamachekatt. Early monitoring by the national locust control center (CNLA) aims to prevent a possible invasion. Ground and air units will treat some 30,000 hectares across the country.

Source: Magharebia.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2011/09/06/newsbrief-07.