Zimbabwe: Armoured Bush Crickets Threaten to Decimate Yields

An outbreak of armoured bush crickets is threatening yields of traditional grains and maize in parts of Mhangura District, Mashonaland West Province.

Farmers in Mhangura's Ward 11 have raised the red flag, saying the outbreak was threatening food security as the rampaging armoured bush crickets were set to decimate hundreds of hectares of crops.

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