locusts

Efforts to combat desert locusts have been continuing in Libya in several areas, with new hot spots discovered in Sirte and several cities in central and southern regions, amid fears of their spread.

In a press statement, Abdul Salam, Director of the Central Agricultural Police Branch, confirmed that desert locust control efforts are continuing in the areas of Al-Haba'a, Al-Ghazi, and Al-Qadawariya in the Abu Hadi neighborhood of Sirte.

He explained that locust swarms are being monitored in the Al-Farjaniya area in the Wadi Jarif neighborhood, in preparation for dealing with them after the completion of the control campaign in the Abu Hadi neighborhood.

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