Hey Look, Hungry Caterpillars affecting National Policy of Liberia and Beyond?

Soch Mel

"Liberia's president has declared a state of emergency after hordes of ravenous caterpillars infested the country."

Tens of millions of the worm-like larvae have been appearing in the northern part of the country, the Liberian counties of Bong, Lofa, and Gbarpolu, where they are eating at an alarming rate the crops. Cabbages, collard greens and well as the water becoming contaminated are having damaging effects on the tiny nation.

The Liberian Information Minister Laurance Bropleh told CNN this.
"I am not aware that they have been here before, ever, and certainly not in this great number.....That is why it was so overwhelming initially when we first discovered it."

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told the legislators that about 350,000 people in 62 communities may be affected by the unexpected arrival of hungry, hungry caterpillars. And guess what, Guinea, Sierra Leone, and the Ivory Coast could be facing the same problem if these critters are on the move. So far, the species has not been identified yet but the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) are working on that.

I say, it's on, take them out quickly because the people don't have enough to eat anyway and the water has gone bad, or even worse. Something needs to be done fast or the repercussions could be endless. And all of us are aware of the many possibilities that could happen.