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With this trap, I said bye to moths

Douglas Gitonga is a farmer from North Imenti. He uses a trap to control Tuta absoluta, a tomato pest [GARDY CHACHA/STANDARD]

In the harvest seasons before January 2017, farmer Douglas Gitonga, from Central Imenti in Meru County, rued losses from his mixed tomato farm.

Now Gitonga is pretty confident that his production will increase owing to a triangular gadget that gives his crops protection against a formidable pest that has cost him massive crop losses.

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