According to local authorities, on July 20, the grasshopper herds started appearing and attacked forests and crops at Tin Thau Commune in Muong Nhe District. Around 40 hectares of bamboo forest and 20 hectares of crop in the area have been harmed, including 5 hectares of maize.
The locusts from China attack a large area of crops in Dien Bien (Illustrative photo)
Until Thursday afternoon, the number of locusts sharply decreased and the animal moved to the direction of the Chinese border areas.
The Office of the National Steering Committee for Response to Incidents and Natural Disasters and Search and Rescue confirmed that they are not desert locusts ravaging some countries warned by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation.
Under the office’s proposal, Dien Bien and its neighbouring localities need to tighten control over the moving of the locust swarms and provide up-to-date reports to concerned agencies for solutions.