Sat, 07 Jan 2017 11:48:28 +0000 By JACK MAPAPAYI GOVERNMENT has started the distribution of stalk borer pesticides in Kasempa district to combat an outbreak of the pest ravaging maize and other crops in some parts of North Western Province. This follows increased reports of stalk borer worms which have invaded a number of fields in the area. In Kelongwa area, statistics obtained by the Daily Nation indicate that the pests have destroyed about 50 to 70 percent of the fields. And Kasempa district commissioner Goodson Kadansa Sansakuwa has expressed worry at the rate at which the borer was destroying fields. Mr Sansakuwa appealed to farmers to be quick in reporting such cases to agriculture officers so that their fields were sprayed to avoid further destruction. Mr. Sansakuwa said Government had delivered enough pesticides in the district that could help contain the notorious worms at no cost. “Now farmers should not wait sit by because […]
Kasempa receives pesticides as stalk borer menace widens
