Uganda Passenger Caught With Grasshoppers In Uk At The Airport Wtach Video,Nsenene are also known as bush crickets. They are most commonly consumed during Uganda's wet season. But climate changes being experienced across Africa have made predicting the rains a difficult proposition. For those in the grasshopper business, catching the season just right can mean the difference between a successful season or having to sell your possessions to repay loans.
Nsenene are also known as bush crickets. They are most commonly consumed during Uganda's wet season.
But climate changes being experienced across Africa have made predicting the rains a difficult proposition.
For
those in the grasshopper business, catching the season just right can
mean the difference between a successful season or having to sell your
possessions to repay loans
Grasshopper traps are simple to assemble, but running them costs money.
Corrugated zinc sheets act to stop the insects when they start flying and drums serve to catch them, but it is the electricity powering high-wattage bulbs used to attract them that is expensive to run.
Once the insects fall into the drum there is no way out.
The first bugs of the season are the worth the most, but it can be a costly mistake to fire up the traps too soon.
Dealing with Uganda's constant power shortages is one thing, but timing it just right is another.
Dennis Kyanda has been setting traps for many seasons now and says a living can be made from judging the season right.
But climate changes being experienced across Africa have made predicting the rains a difficult proposition.
When it's a good catch we can get about a hundred bags and each one weighs about 150 kilograms or more. In a good season I can get as much to survive for two years, but in a bad season it may only keep me for a few months.Grasshopper trapper Dennis Kyanda
Grasshopper traps are simple to assemble, but running them costs money.
Corrugated zinc sheets act to stop the insects when they start flying and drums serve to catch them, but it is the electricity powering high-wattage bulbs used to attract them that is expensive to run.
Once the insects fall into the drum there is no way out.
Dealing with Uganda's constant power shortages is one thing, but timing it just right is another.
Dennis Kyanda has been setting traps for many seasons now and says a living can be made from judging the season right.
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