Colombo (News 1st); Hundreds of thousands of locusts have attacked multiple farmlands in Mawathagama, Kurunegala in the North West of Sri Lanka. The worst affected is the Francisco Estate, where hundreds if maize, plantain, guava, and mango cultivations fell victims to swarms of locusts. Director-General of the Department of Agriculture M. W. Weerakoon speaking to News […]
Locusts attack multiple farmlands in Kurunegala – measures taken to contain the spread