date:Apr 12, 2013
Emergency and Rehabilitation Division.
Campaigns in past years were underfunded, and unfortunately it means that not all locust infestations were controlled, said Monard. She compared it to not uprooting the roots of a weed, in which case even more weeds come back.
Current national efforts
The national Locust Control Centre has thus far treated 30 000 hectares of farmland since the six-month rainy season began in October 2012, but some 100 000 hectares that need to be treated haven't been, du