Insect infestation ravages North African prickly pear
In Chebika, as in other rural areas in central Tunisia, many farmers’ fields of prickly pear have been spoiled by the cochineal, which swept through North Africa 10 years ago. Amor Nouira, a farmer in Tunisia’s Chebika village, has lost hope of saving his prickly pear cacti, ravaged by the cochineal insect spreading across North
Joan Antes
July 21, 2024