COLOMBO(News 1st): The Sena Caterpillar Menace which originated from the Ampara District has now spread across 8 Provinces in the country.

Farmers who have been battered by this disease request nothing but providing compensation for their losses.

Only the Western Province is ridden from the Sena Caterpillar Menace as of now.

According to the farmers, the Sena Caterpillar causes more damage to paddy that is in mid-development stage.

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