Srinagar- The outbreak of millipedes at Astanpora locality in Brein Nishat area of Srinagar have considerably subsided, with the authorities claiming that the tube shaped arthropods, having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments, will completely disappear in the next two or three days.
The invasion of millipedes at a village based on twenty households had created total chaos and confusion in the locality, with inhabitants alleging that the authorities despite being aware of the issue failed to take concrete measures in this direction.
However a joint team of several departments, including the Department of Agriculture, SKUAST-K and Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), among others, visited the affected locality the same day, people alerted them about the millipede outbreak, according to officials, who rejected the accusations as unfounded and malicious.
Senior scientist and Kisan Vigyan Kendra (KVK) head, Dr. Sajad Mohiddin said the millipede outbreak in the locality has significantly subsided and that the arthropods will completely disappear in days to come.
Dr Sajad said there are over 12,000 known living species of millipedes worldwide and that none of these are documented to be poisonous to humans. He said the millipedes do not bite or sting, hence they not at harmful to humans.
“I would like to reiterate that there is nothing to worry about as millipedes are not at all harmful to humans. Millipedes are occasional pests, and are attracted to dark, cool, moist environmental pests and sometimes invade open areas particularly when the weather turns hot and dry,” Dr Sajad told Kashmir Observer,
He said that a team of scientists arrived at the locality same day and issued Standard Operating Procedures SOPs to deal with the situation besides prescribing the insecticide.
Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO) Srinagar, Manohar Lal Sharma told Kashmir Observer that the millipedes disappear on their own in a week or two and that the people need not to panic at all.
“Several departments visited the affected area in Brein including senior scientists from SKUAST-K. Besides issuing do’s and don’ts, free of cost insecticides were also distributed among the inhabitants. The outbreak of millipedes has significantly declined in the village and that it will completely vanish in coming few days,” Sharma added
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