Armyworms have attacked three districts in Liberia’s Nimba County, destroying crops and polluting drinking water. Over one thousand farmers are now facing serious challenges in carrying out their farm work and villagers have been left without safe drinking water after army worms contaminate creeks and rivers. The caterpillars have destroyed their crops and rendered their waters unsafe for drinking purposes.
Farmers Mezee Domah, Keturah Kou Gogol and Ernest Johnson alarm that the presence of huge armyworms in their districts and adjacent villages has seriously affected their livelihood. Among the crops destroyed by the worms are cabbages and peppers.
Some farmers revealed they are now using table salt to respond to attacks by armyworms, lamenting that the presence of the caterpillars may cause them to lose all of their crops if quick actions were not taken to fight the infestation.
Source: thenewdawnliberia.com