Quela Birds Invade Rice Farms In Kebbi, Destroys 75000 Hectares

In Kebbi State’s Argungu Local Government Area, quelea birds reportedly raided farmland over the weekend and caused losses to at least 100 farmers.

Quelea birds are harmful parasites that may completely destroy a farm in a day or even a few hours.

Locals said that during the weekend, the hazardous birds devastated roughly 75,000 hectares of rice farms.

According to reports, the red-billed birds moved from the nearby Niger Republic.

Kebbi has been the only state affected so far by the menace of quelea birds. However, experts in agriculture are advising farmers in the northwest and northeast to be on the lookout for invading birds.

They, however, suggested that the only way to combat the menace of quelea birds is to conduct research and produce pest repellent that works without causing any damage to crops.