CORRECTION: This story has been changed to correctly attribute the quote by the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture spokesperson.
Farmers in the Northern Cape are battling the brown locust outbreak with swarms already spotted in two Districts.
Locust swarms were seen in some farms around Upington, Poffader and Marydale.
Affected stock and crop farmers are advised to work with experts from the Department of Agriculture and Land Reform in trying to arrest the situation.
Provincial Spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture, Zandisile Luphahla says, “As the department, we wish to inform the public that the first brown locust outbreak this season has been seen in some parts of ZF Mgwacu and some parts of the Northern Cape province.”
“In the ZF Mgwacu District, the locust swarm was spotted in Upington, Poffader, Marydale, the outbreak due to the changes in the weather patterns and recent rainfall in the province. We are expecting more outbreaks from other districts.”
VIDEO: In September, AGRI SA’s Andrea Campher spoke about the brown locust outbreak in the Northern Cape:
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