Follow @USApostille
![]() Our Videos |
August 12, 10
NEWS / Madagascars farms threatened by locust plague, UN agency cautions12 August 2010 – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today warned that Madagascar is at risk of a crop-eating locust plague, potentially jeopardizing the livelihoods of 460,000 rural families. An unknown number of immature swarms of Malagasy Migratory Locust have moved out of the country’s south-western corner, where they are usually contained, and have spread to the east and north. FAO said today that a major air and ground control campaign lasting months is needed ahead of Madagascar’s upcoming rainy season, which kicks off in mid-October, to stave off a potential plague. The country is currently in its dry and cool season, which is unsuitable for locust breeding, but the wet and hot rainy season, which lasts until spring, favours rapid reproduction. In suitable conditions, locusts can produce a new generation every two months and up to four annually. FAO carried out a field assessment mission to Madagascar last week, in coordination with national authorities, which confirmed that the situation is serious and that aerial surveillance of the movement of the locusts must be initiated by early next month. The agency said that $15 million is urgently needed to mount a campaign on some 500,000 hectares of land. Locusts do not always stay in swarms. In south-western Madagascar they typically live on their own as individuals. But if their population density passes the tipping point, their body chemistry changes and they undergo a behavioural, ecological and physiological transformation. After these changes, individual locusts begin to concentrate and act as a synchronized group of hopper bands, or wingless locusts, or as adult swarms, moving out en masse to find new food sources. Changes in their bodies allow them to fly over greater distances, up to 100 kilometres a day, as well as making them able to digest a wider range of vegetation and crops. An adult locust can consume its own weight – roughly two grams – in fresh food daily. A very small part of an average swarm eats the same amount of food in one day as about 2,500 people. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35601&Cr=Madagascar&Cr1= |
Do you need
We do Retrieval, Preparation and Legalization.
Power of attorney
Vital records
Birth certificate
Marriage Certificate
Single Status Affidavit
No Record of a Marriage
Certificate of No Marriage Record
Divorce Certificate
Divorce Decree
Death certificate
Criminal Record
Certificate of good conduct
Criminal Background Check
Foreign Driver License
Documents for transportation of the Deceased
Children's Travel Consent Letter
Evaluation of Foreign Education Credentials for US
Letter of Invitation for USA Visa
Documents for Avoiding Double Taxation
|
TestimonialsNiranjan SujayI recently used LOGOS INTERNATIONAL for the translation of my bachelor’s certificate, and I couldn’t... Read More » Katia Nagata As a foreigner, I needed a certified translation, so I called the DOE to give me a list of the ce... |
FAQMy fiance (fiancee) has been denied a B1/B2 visitor visa to the U.S. before. Could that affect the decision on her K-1 visa application if I file a K-1 Fiance (e) visa petition for her now?Read More » What document can serve as conclusive evidence that a company has current legal status? Read More » What grants are available for starting my business? Read More » I need an ITIN what do I do? Read More » |
Quick Menuapostille San Marinoapostille Cameroon apostille Paraguay apostille Alaska apostille Brunei Darussalam apostille Nevis Letter of Invitation for USA Visa apostille Lesotho apostille Mexico apostille Saint Kitts and Nevis apostille Belgium apostille United Kingdom apostille Turkey apostille Cuba apostille Guam apostille Texas |
NewsApril 16, 25Actor Val Kilmer died from pneumonia – death certificate Read More » April 8, 25 Most populous Iowa County experiencing death certificate delays Read More » April 2, 25 Birth certificate error leads to numerical name for Georgia woman Read More » March 26, 25 VA Governor delays implementation of criminal record sealing law Read More » |