Swarms of locusts invade Oman

  • Date: 12-Feb-2020
  • Source: Gulf Business
  • Sector:Agriculture
  • Country:Oman
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Swarms of locusts invade Oman

"The locust swarms did no damage to the crops, trees and plants in the sultanate.. The areas where locust swarms were present in Muscat Governorate were sprayed after dark and at dawn, because it is difficult to control the spread of the locust during flight," Shamsi added.. According to a senior official at Oman's Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Dahirah governorate had experienced an even worse situation in 2014 where helicopters were pressed into service to spray pesticides and get rid of the locusts..