Locusts at large in the province

LAHORE: The Punjab Agriculture Minister Malik Nauman Ahmed Langrial said on Sunday that locust was not only a problem of Punjab, as it had affected some 52 countries across the world.

In a statement issued in connection with the locust attack in Sahiwal and other adjoining areas, he said that the Plant Protection Department and the Agriculture Department were fully alert to deal with the threat.

The minister said that surveillance teams had been deputed in areas where there was possibility of locust attack like in Sahiwal, Pakpattan and Okara.

The government teams were also carrying out spray in case of any complaint whereas guidance was also been provided to farmers to manage the locust attack, he added.

He said, “During migration, locusts make a stopover at few areas, but later it leaves the area.”

Published in The Express Tribune, January 20^th, 2020.