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Ministry 'ready to fight limited locust wave' on Saudi border

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last updated: Apr 15,2021

locust — Early locust signs are detected on the southern border with Saudi Arabia (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

AMMAN - The Ministry of Agriculture's teams were scheduled Friday night to start fighting a "small number of locusts" detected in the southern border area with Saudi Arabia, around 300km from Amman, a ministry statement said. اضافة اعلان

The ministry stressed that it is well-prepared to control the limited wave of the harmful pests and will keep the public opinion posted on any developments.

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