Morocco has recently experienced increasing concerns concerning the invasion of locusts, certain regions, in particular in the South and East, where climate change creates an appropriate environment for the growing scourge, which constitutes an increasing threat which warns against serious consequences on the agricultural sector and the environment in general. In these circumstances, opinions differ on the reasons for this propagation and the measures necessary to face it.
Environmental societies have warned against the repercussions of this phenomenon on agriculture and biological diversity, calling for lasting measures to face them, while avoiding the use of prohibited pesticides which can harm the environment and public health.
In this context, Al -Mustafa Al -Sat, an expert in the environmental field, sustainable development and climate, said: “There are direct reasons for the propagation of locusts, including natural biological reasons linked to the climate, because the latter creates the appropriate conditions for reproduction.”
Al -Aisat explained that “the frequency of heavy rain, which can reach the level of floods in the desert areas, leads to the supply of a fertile environment for the growth of herbs, which is a favorite food for locusts, which stimulates its reproduction.”
The same expert pointed out that “the exacerbation of the case is the lack of monitoring and monitoring of the proliferation of locusts, because certain countries of the submarine do not have scientific and laboratory capacities, and for adequate drugs to fight certain areas in a manner which affects them in a way that affects them in a way climate fluctuations, which leads to the absence of the biological cycle which leads to the presence of the food chain in which birds feed on these insects.
The spokesperson believes that “this phenomenon is today global and requires international efforts concerted to fight it”, benefiting: “Among the means of fighting locusts is the use of techniques of drugs that are not in accordance with the environment that limits its spread; knowing that Morocco is available today special laboratories to produce premises control drugs.
It is also possible to train joint committees between countries to prevent locusts from reaching Morocco through Algeria, Libya or Tunisia.
Al -Aisat stressed that “cooperation between these countries is necessary to monitor the areas of the proliferation of locusts, because the cove secretes hundreds of eggs in a short period, which facilitates the formation of the nuggets”. was a successful model in this area. »»
For his part, Hassan Azab Shabab, president of the Friends of the Environment Association in Zagora, warned against the danger posed by the invasion of the region’s locusts, saying: “The locusts are a natural scourge and often reaches Morocco in West Africa, and its appearance is linked to rain and a strong wind activity.”
Astrafa added in a statement to Hespress: “From the reality of previous experiences, the locusts generally come from Mauritania, where rain and winds play a central role in its transport, because it follows the wind without liberation.” Thousands of hectares in a short time.
The same spokesperson continued: “We monitored the first signs of the cricket invasion during our visits to the tourist area of Al-Shkaouka, where pesticide spray operations have already started to fight it.” Membership must be used to fight against this scourge, which constitutes an imminent danger to human health and natural beings.
At the end of his declaration, the environmental actor said: “The efforts that have been deployed can be in vain if this case is not treated and educate the population of the necessary procedures.”
The Association of Friends of the Environment of Zagora has published a strong warning report, in which it expressed its deep concern as to the possibility of using internationally prohibited pesticides in locust control operations which take place in ecologically sensitive areas in the Zagora region, and in particular warned of the spray of these pesticides in Lake Galilee and the desert zones that house of these pesticides in Lake Galilee.
In its communication, the same body stressed that the use of these pesticides represents an imminent danger to human health, the environment and biological diversity of the region, and it has specified that the potential risks include the leak of pesticides on the ground, plants and water, which can lead to polluted natural resources, in addition to the negative impact on fauna, in particular endangeer.
