There is certain procedures you must follow when doing pest control.
The guys from the Agricultural Department was here to talk with us and told us all about the whole story.
1.The Target was the Red billed Quelea that was causing problems for the farmers.Their farms was situated in the area of Sondela,so in the day the birds grased in the farmers lands and at night they went to their nests wich was situated at Sondela.
2.The guys from Agriculture walked with a GPS and marked the whole place where the birds was sleeping.
3.There is 2 methods they use to control the birds.Chemicaly and with fire.They used the chemical method.
4.Where the guys marked the place they put torches out,because the plane had to spray the birds at night when they were busy sleeping.
5.About 5pm we went out to chase away the non-targeted species so that they didn't get affected by the poison.
6.Around about 8pm the plane began to spray the birds till about 9pm.
7.They left the birds through the night so that they could inhale the poison and that it could start doing it's job.
The next morning the farmers brought their workers to pick up all of the birds they could find.
Although it is very sad to see the birds die in that way it is also experience gained in a way that cannot be described.
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