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Locust Management

pic_locusts The Moruga Grasshopper, Cosineuta Virens is also known as Courtac, is a serious indigenous grasshopper pest found in the forested areas of Southern Trinidad since 1918. The Moruga Grasshopper was historically restricted to the Southern Region of Trinidad in the Counties of Victoria and Nariva/Mayaro.