In the large council chamber of Noragugume, filled to capacity, a new operational phase was inaugurated today, with the activation of a small army coordinated by Laore, to combat the locust phenomenon .
The agency has been identified by the Region as the sole interlocutor in the fight against the invasion of locusts, which for some years have been devastating the fields of the middle Tirso valley and which risks becoming an uncontrollable phenomenon . Password: hurry up.
"In February, the operational structure must be ready to intervene, to block the hatching of the eggs in spring - says the mayor of Ottana, Franco Saba - it can no longer be postponed, because the situation is becoming truly dramatic". Of the same opinion Rita Zaru, mayor of Noragugume : «Collaboration with the FAO has been activated, which becomes a great opportunity to study and resolve the problem».
In front of Laore's staff, (in the presence of the extraordinary commissioner, Gerolamo Solina) the problem was tackled in all its manifestations, with the advice of the FAO entomologist, Alexandre Latchininsky, the world's leading expert in the fight against acid .
"The first phase is monitoring, which must be continuous - the FAO exponent said among other things - then choosing the strategy, engaging men and means, using chemical and biological products in the treatment". The expert has also ruled out the possibility of an aerial intervention and above all he does not agree with plowing the fields . "This must not be done indiscriminately, otherwise it impoverishes the soil."
Other solutions have been indicated by the Sardinian researcher, Angelo Loi, who has been collaborating with the Region for some time and who, via videoconference, demonstrated the methods used in Australia, where appropriate forage systems are used.
The group leader of Psd'Az in the regional council, Franco Mula, announced that the Region will make 17 million euros available to combat the phenomenon . Giuseppe Talanas spoke of immediate times and the availability of all available personnel. The presence of Israeli experts was also significant in the room.