Rabat – The latest grasshopper monitoring bulletin of the UN – food and agricultural organization Report That they found that lonely desert grasshoppers were observed in the valleys Draa and Ziz-Ghris in Morocco from Assa to Erfoud.
Some grasshoppers were caught in the pairing, which confirmed that the brutality in these regions started according to the report.
FAO monitoring recorded Isolated larvae in the fifth level south of Tata on March 21, while since March 23, groups from tire outdoor discounts between East Assa and Southwestzagora have occurred.
At the beginning of March, scattered larvae were found in the first and second stage south of Foum el Hisn together with a small group of larvae of the first stage.
The Moroccan authorities have reacted to this developing situation with anti-Locust control operations that cover 2,249 hectares, with an air spray of 2,000 hectares of the treated area into account.
With regard to the future, the FAO predicts that lonely adult grasshoppers remain south of the Atlas Mountains, where the localized spring breeding is continued, which leads to growth of the larval populations.
The organization warns that more adult groups arrive from southern regions and breed along the Draa and Ziz-Ghris valleys, where the environmental conditions favor the development of a generation of spring.
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The report predicts that by mid -April larval groups can occur in areas where group breeding occurs.
Since the first detection of grasshoppers, Morocco has carried out both preventive and reaction -fast control measures to manage the situation before it develops into greater infestation that could endanger agricultural production in the country.
The National Center for Housing Rederates control in Morocco has reportedly prepared And mobilized the necessary logistics to track the situation in the affected areas, especially near the Algerian border, such as Tata and the southeastern provinces.
In the meantime, the Interior Ministry in Morocco announced on March 29 that the country of the country in relation to the growing concerns regarding the shook movements from African Sahelzus and Northwest Africa are increasingly concerned.
