September 9, 2016: Residents and farmers in the Point Fortin area are advised that the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries is committed to putting all the necessary resources towards eradicating the locusts currently affecting you.
The Ministry has a well-established and successful management strategy for this pest that exists mainly in the Counties of St Patrick West and Victoria.
The public is reminded that the Ministry successfully treated with a similar issue during 2014 in the Chatham area, and more recently, is managing this pest in the Moruga area.
For enquiries and to report sightings of locusts in your area, please contact our St Patrick West County Office in Point Fortin at 868-648-1426 OR 868-648-2384.
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For further information please contact:
The Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries
868-622-1221