{UAH} Luweero District in Drive to Eradicate Caterpillars
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Luweero District in Drive to Eradicate Caterpillars
5 Aug 2017, 13:00 Comments150 Views AgricultureReportThe Luweero District Agriculture Officer Sarah Namubiru sensitising farmers on how to spray against fall armyworms recentlyLogin to license this image from 1$.
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The district was recently invaded by two types of caterpillars; the black haired kind which attacked humans and left over 20 people with suspected bacterial infections and the green tailed caterpillars which devastated crops.
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Luweero district has embarked on a drive to fight caterpillars that are ravaging gardens and infecting the humans in the area.
The district was recently invaded by two types of caterpillars; the black haired kind which attacked humans and left over 20 people with suspected bacterial infections and the green tailed caterpillars which devastated crops.
Luweero District Agriculture Officer Haruna Kasirye says that although the caterpillars were not new to the area, the multiplication and effect on crops was massive. They destroyed acres of coffee, banana and bean gardens mainly in the sub counties of Kikyusa, Luweero, Butuntumula, Makulubita and Luweero Town Council.
Kasirye says that as a result, they have secured 200 liters of cypermethrin pesticide from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to contain the caterpillars before they spread further. Kasirye however notes that the quantities of pesticides may not be enough to address the need.
But, he hastens to add, that an arrangement has been made to select the most affected farmers for demonstration purposes.
// Cue in: "so we shall….
Cue out;… to our crops"//
// Cue in: Luganda Byte "era wetwogerera…
Cue out;…okulwanyisa ebisanyi bino"//
Farmers have also been advised to plant early and engage in good farming practices which may reduce the effect of caterpillars on crops in next season.
However there is mixed reaction from Local leaders and farmers on the efforts to reduce the spread of caterpillars.
Salim Zimula, the councilor for Kakabala parish at Butuntumula Sub County questions the criteria for the distribution of pesticides saying that those who may be left out could think that they are discriminated against.
Shamim Nakamya, a resident of Ngogolo village in Butuntumula Sub County is among the farmers affected by caterpillars. She says that farmers need to be helped because the pesticides are very expensive and unaffordable for most of them. Nakamya adds that they want government to subsidize pesticides and increase their access to farming communities.
But the department predicts that the caterpillars are likely to reduce in numbers as they change from larvae to pupa stage during metamorphosis process. By the time caterpillars attacked the areas, the fall army worms that march across the landscape in large groups feasting on young plants had left devastation in the maize fields.
The district was recently invaded by two types of caterpillars; the black haired kind which attacked humans and left over 20 people with suspected bacterial infections and the green tailed caterpillars which devastated crops.
Luweero District Agriculture Officer Haruna Kasirye says that although the caterpillars were not new to the area, the multiplication and effect on crops was massive. They destroyed acres of coffee, banana and bean gardens mainly in the sub counties of Kikyusa, Luweero, Butuntumula, Makulubita and Luweero Town Council.
Kasirye says that as a result, they have secured 200 liters of cypermethrin pesticide from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to contain the caterpillars before they spread further. Kasirye however notes that the quantities of pesticides may not be enough to address the need.
But, he hastens to add, that an arrangement has been made to select the most affected farmers for demonstration purposes.
// Cue in: "so we shall….
Cue out;… to our crops"//
// Cue in: Luganda Byte "era wetwogerera…
Cue out;…okulwanyisa ebisanyi bino"//
Farmers have also been advised to plant early and engage in good farming practices which may reduce the effect of caterpillars on crops in next season.
However there is mixed reaction from Local leaders and farmers on the efforts to reduce the spread of caterpillars.
Salim Zimula, the councilor for Kakabala parish at Butuntumula Sub County questions the criteria for the distribution of pesticides saying that those who may be left out could think that they are discriminated against.
Shamim Nakamya, a resident of Ngogolo village in Butuntumula Sub County is among the farmers affected by caterpillars. She says that farmers need to be helped because the pesticides are very expensive and unaffordable for most of them. Nakamya adds that they want government to subsidize pesticides and increase their access to farming communities.
But the department predicts that the caterpillars are likely to reduce in numbers as they change from larvae to pupa stage during metamorphosis process. By the time caterpillars attacked the areas, the fall army worms that march across the landscape in large groups feasting on young plants had left devastation in the maize fields.
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