Swarms of locusts enter Jaipur residential areas
India | May 25, 2020 16:59 ISTSwarms of locusts entered some residential areas of the city on Monday, presenting the local people with an unusual sight.
Swarms of locusts entered some residential areas of the city on Monday, presenting the local people with an unusual sight.
The swarms first entered Mandsaur and Neemuch on May 17 and then swept into 10 more districts. Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, Shajapur Indore, Khargone, Morena and Sheopur have been the worst-hit.
Locusts have reached the villages of Barkheda Gurjar, Arnia Borana, Sakrani Jagir, Dhaokkheda, Kuchadoud in Jeeran Tehsil. To chase them, the farmers lit a hearth and made voices. Locusts as soon as once more raided the Rajasthan facet in Mandsaur.
Found in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, locusts inhabit some 60 countries and can cover one-fifth of Earth's land surface. Desert locust plagues may threaten the economic livelihood of one-tenth of the world's humans. Each locust can eat its weight in plants each day, so a swarm of such size would eat 423 million pounds of plants every day.
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