Economy & Politics Farmers fret over armyworm invasion in Taita-TavetaGovernor John Mruttu has ordered the county agriculture department to work with experts to exterminate the dangerous pests. PHOTO | DANIEL NYASSY | NMGFear has gripped farmers in Taita-Taveta County following the invasion of armyworms that are sweeping across farms eating and clearing anything green. A team of experts has been dispatched to the affected areas of Njukini and Challa in the agriculturally rich Kasigau-Maktau belt. The county team on the ground is equipped with the necessary spray and other chemicals that will not affect crops, he said. Some of the army worms that have invaded farms in Taita-Taveta County destroying crops.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 06, 2017 08:26 UTC