Locust attack rice fields in Kupang

Locust attack rice fields in Kupang

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: First they ate South Sulawesi, now
huge swarms of locusts have decimated at least 177 hectares of
paddy fields across Kupang.

After two weeks of the plague, farmers fear that the rice
harvest would be completely ruined.

Kupang Regent Ibrahim Agustinus Medah said government
officials had sprayed insecticide in areas attacked by the
locusts to ensure they didn't come back. -- JP