Suspected to have migrated from Laikipia North, the insects caused panic among maize farmers in Rumuruti, Gatundia and Marmanet areas. Advertisement“We contracted Farmland Aviation and they began aerial spraying last week along the Laikipia border with Isiolo and Samburu,” said Dr Murugi. On Wednesday, there were fears that the ‘war on the locusts’ may take longer after it was established that the pesticides being used in aerial spraying were ineffective. Destroy forests“The adult locusts are resistant to the pesticides and aerial spraying might not produce maximum results. The swarms had by Sunday afternoon invaded Kipsing, Mariara and Serolipi areas in Isiolo, Meru and Samburu counties where spraying was done for two days.

Source: Daily Nation January 15, 2020 21:45 UTC