By GIDEON NYENDWA Chemicals used to spray army worms by the agricultural department in Chama district are not effective because the insects are not dying, Chama North Member of Parliament Yotam Mtayachalo has said.Mr Mtayachalo said that the army worms were destroying fields of maize despite the spraying by the agricultural department.He said that the insects would ravage all farms if the situation was not handled properly and quickly.Mr Mtayachalo said that villages like Mbang’andwe, Katangalika and Zobole of Mwalala ward of Chama North constituency were the most hit the invasion of the worms.He said that he was working with the District Commissioner (DC) for Chama to organise a quick response to the problem they were facing.Mr Mtayachalo said that if the issue of armyworms was not handled properly, the food security would be compromised.He also said that government should come up with an immediate response to combat the invasion of the armyworms in the […]
MP laments over ineffective armyworms chemicals
