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Grasshoppers damage crops in northern Cao Bang province

By June 15, grasshoppers have damaged 500 hectares of crops in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang, putting local farmers at risk of having a bad harvest.
Grasshoppers damage crops in northern Cao Bang province ảnh 1Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)

Cao Bang (VNA) – By June15, grasshoppers have damaged 500 hectares of crops in the northern mountainousprovince of Cao Bang, putting local farmers at risk of having a bad harvest.

Grasshoppers have appeared in sevendistricts and Cao Bang city, with Nguyen Binh, Thach An and Hoa An sufferingthe biggest damage.

Population density was estimatedat between 50-100 grasshoppers per square metre on average. In some particularplaces, the figure even reached 1,000 per square metre.

The insects have mainly attackedmaize, paddy, tobacco and bamboo.

This is the second year NguyenBinh district’s Thinh Vuong commune has faced grasshopper epidemic. Localauthorities disbursed 5 million VND (220 USD) to help famers buy pesticides to preventthe insects but failed to save local maize fields.

To prevent the grasshopperepidemic from spreading, the provincial agriculture sector has sprayedpesticides on 357 out of 500 affected hectares of crops.-VNA
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