Picnickers cautioned of gypsy moths in Kuda Bandos

MALE, July 9 (HNS) -- Kuda Bandos cautioned picnickers to beware of the vast number of gypsy moths now invading the nearby island. The Senior Administrator of Human Resources Department of Bandos Island Resort, Ismail Faseeh, said insecticides are being used to wipe out the insects. Hence, Bandos resort, which runs Kuda Bandos picnic island, urged picnickers to be careful about these insects which have spread all over the island. In spite of the vast number of gypsy moths in the island, picnickers are still visiting Kuda Bandos in large numbers. "Two weeks have passed. There has been no decrease in the number of picnickers visiting the island. We are working hard to eradicate these insects," Faseeh told Haveeru.