Locals in two villages in Lwengo district are in panic following the invasion of black swallowtail caterpillars that have destroyed their crops.
The two affected villages are Kabusilabo and Kyenvunikidde both in Lwengo rural sub county where locals heavily rely on agriculture for their livelihoods.
Kabusilabo village woman representative Namukisa Betty said these caterpillars are not only destroying crops, but are also dangerous to human lives and chicks."In this cold weather there are not many. They hide themselves but when it shines they all come out of their covers and appear everywhere. They dig holes on the ground its where they mostly cover themselves."
Local authorities and agricultural experts have been called in to assess the situation and offer guidance on how to combat this caterpillar infestation. "There is an emergency office let it come out and support us so that we fight these caterpillars before extending to other villages because their speed of transmission is high."
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