Hanimaadhoo to establish lab to control beetles

The government has commenced efforts to establish a laboratory in Haa Dhaalu atoll Hanimaadhoo to control Coconut Hispid beetles in Maldives.

The Agriculture Ministry announced this on the 'Sarukaaru' website that one of the agreements signed with China during President Dr Mohamed Muizzu's state visit to China earlier this year was an agreement to assist in controlling the Coconut Hispid beetle in the country, which damage local coconut palms.