Fake acaricide on market kills herds of cattle

By Drone Reporter 

A comedy skit that went viral in Uganda, depicting an imaginary tale, has finally come to pass. It said, ” now that the lion has eaten a Mukiiga; it is about to eat a person!

Well, authorities in Uganda have been reluctant to fight fake acaricides, which flooded market and could not kill ticks. This was because the fake acaricides were only ineffective, but not harmful.  They cannot kill ticks; the ticks become more strong and versatile.

Unfortunately, this time around the fake acaricides, actually adulterated acaricides have led to a “genocide/massacre” of herds of cattle as you see the image.  The Drone Media has established that one farmer bought this acaricide not knowing it was fake and after spaying his cows they all died massively!

Acaricides are pesticides that kill members of the arachnid subclass Acari, which includes ticks and mites. Acaricides are used both in medicine and agriculture, although the desired selective toxicity differs between the two fields. What are Acaricides? Acaricides are pesticides that kill ticks and mites, closely related groups of invertebrates. They are one part of a strategy for controlling ticks around homes and should be combined with measures to reduce tick habitats.