Only one aircraft was used in the operation in Corrientes, Argentina. (Photo: CRA-Corrientes / Disclosure)
An operation coordinated by the Argentine agricultural aeronautical sector against the locust cloud resulted in the elimination of only 15% of the insects, according to information from Sindag, an entity that groups together Brazilian agricultural aeronautical companies. Also according to the federation, the operation was supposed to take place in the Kurozuo Kwatia region of Corrientes province before Friday night, when the insects were found after landing in a field area to feed and pass the night.
The technicians took advantage of these moments to carry out combat operations. When they land and harvest, lobsters occupy an area of 10 hectares. By flying and forming a cloud, lobsters cover an area equivalent to 3,000 hectares, 10 kilometers long and 3 kilometers wide, making it difficult for planes to move.
Brazil has created a group to monitor the situation and agricultural planes are on standby in the extreme south of the country, ready for a locust attack. “Only in Uruguiana there are ten planes ready to operate immediately, which is more than enough,” says Sendag.
Etihad held a meeting Saturday morning with airlines in Rio Grande do Sul to assess the number of aircraft available for final action. “We wanted to have an inventory of the aircraft available in the border area, because the area is out of season for part of the crops, although much work is done on planting and fertilizing the pastures. The period in which the businessmen confiscate the opportunity to carry out the mandatory annual maintenance of the planes ”, says Thiago Magalhaes, head of the entity.
According to him, Argentine authorities had difficulty locating the insects on Friday. “The key in this case is effective monitoring. That is, locating the insect’s landing point in time to prepare an effective option, with the aircraft arriving in the evening just in time to finish the operation before dark or take off at first light. of the day to be on the bugs in early in the day. In the morning, before takeoff, “he says.
A cloud of lobster is found on a rural property in Argentina
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