Locust

Natural Solution to Control Locust Attack says, BSc Agriculture Students, Rai Technology University Bangalore, Karnataka

• What a Fight Back: Farmers in Kenya Make Animal Feed & Fertilizers from a Locust Plague

  Kenya is fighting some of the worst plagues of locusts in decades, but start-up The Bug Picture aims to turn the pests into income and offer 'hope to the hopeless' to those whose crops and livelihoods are being killed by the insects.…

• Warning! India in danger of locusts attacks for next four weeks: FAO

  The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a warning that new swarms of locusts could enter the country in the next four weeks. FAO said that the second generation spring swarms are now present in North West Kenya, Eastern Ethiopia and parts of Somalia.…

• Helicopter Services launched by Union Agriculture Minister to fight locust

  A bell helicopter equipped with spray equipment was launched by Union Agriculture and Famers’ Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar from a helipad facility in Gautam Buddh Nagar Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The helicopter will fly for Air ForceStation at Uttarlai, Barmer where it will be…

• Drones to be Used at Night to Fight the Locust Swarms: Agriculture Ministry

  As the locusts swarms invade in the country are increasing in unprecedented level, government is looking for different ways to fight this crisis. The Department of Agriculture is now looking for drones that can fly at night and stay in the air for long hours…

• Locust Control: HIL India Supplies 25 MT Malathion 95 Percent ULV Insecticides to Iran

  India had recently approached Iran and Pakistan for coordinated response to counter desert locust menace in the region. Iran has expressed its willingness to the proposal and accordingly Ministry of External Affairs placed an order with HIL (India) Limited, to manufacture and supply 25 MT…

• Natural Solution to Control Locust Attack says, BSc Agriculture Students, Rai Technology University Bangalore, Karnataka

  Farmers are facing unprecedented crises of Lockdown, Locust Attack, Cycloneetc and especially at present the Locust menace is causing serious damage to agriculture. India is using drones and fire trucks to fight its worst locust invasion in almost 30 years, while China is considering sending…