SUSPECTED LOCUSTS INVADE RUKUNGIRI DISTRICT

By Grant Ahumuza
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In Rukungiri

Panic has gripped residents of Kahengye cell in Eastern ward, Kebisoni town council in Rukungiri District after suspected locusts invaded some tree species in the farm of the late John Jones Biretwaho located at the overhead of kahengye water camp.
According to district councilor, Leonard Muhunguzi Tiberondwa, they were shocked to see a swarm of suspected wild locusts feeding on leaves on the tree species locally known as Kasenene and Kawere.
Muhungizi ran and sought advice on the strange insects from the office of the District Entomology and results are still pending.
Lillian Kukunda Twine, the Rukungiri district entomologist stated that the samples of insects have been collected though in a young stage (nymph) which makes it hard to simply determine the type of insect.
Kukunda stressed out that what residents say is controversial to characteristics of locusts is that they move during the day and feed at night.
She said that they are yet to confirm the type of insects that invaded the sub-county thus calling for calmness amidst suspicion.
This comes shortly after the state minister for Karamoja Moses Kazige on Sunday confirmed that the desert locusts had entered Uganda.
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