On the journey back to Warrnambool, I stopped to take this photo:
For the past few months we are being bombarded on radio and telly about the threat of locusts. After drought, and there have been 12 years of it here, they increase and multiply and have been hatching all over the place: that is up to 14 and 15 kilometres of eggs in hundreds of different locations. All these eggs have been logged by a special government dept and as soon as they are ready to go on the wing they will be sprayed or even burned. It is all about timing and now is the season. Even with this huge programme there will still be swarms that will do damage. It is down to damage limitation and the greatest danger in Victoria is in the north-we are in the south. The media still carry advice and warnings, as you can see from the photo.
For the past few months we are being bombarded on radio and telly about the threat of locusts. After drought, and there have been 12 years of it here, they increase and multiply and have been hatching all over the place: that is up to 14 and 15 kilometres of eggs in hundreds of different locations. All these eggs have been logged by a special government dept and as soon as they are ready to go on the wing they will be sprayed or even burned. It is all about timing and now is the season. Even with this huge programme there will still be swarms that will do damage. It is down to damage limitation and the greatest danger in Victoria is in the north-we are in the south. The media still carry advice and warnings, as you can see from the photo.
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