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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Early arrival of locust swarms is worrisome, says scientist -Rahul Wadke

Early arrival of locust swarms is worrisome, says scientist -Rahul Wadke

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published Published on Jun 1, 2020   modified Modified on Jun 1, 2020

-The Hindu Business Line

Mumbai: Even as the Prime Minister has assured farmers of help in fighting massive locust attacks, the early arrival of the desert locust swarms has set off alarms bells in the agriculture scientist and entomologist community. The community had expected a smaller infestation in June and July, but the early arrival has the community worried about the kharif sowing.

A senior scientist told BusinessLine that in a day, massive swarms can damage crops equal in volume to the amount of food consumed by 35,000 humans. Usually, smaller attacks happen between June and July, but this year, by early March mega swarms had started their destruction in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The damage to the crop by these ravenous eaters is equivalent to their weight.

Another unusual sign is its mega spread over North and West India. The swarms have travelled much beyond their traditional areas in Rajasthan and have reached States such as Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. The last time Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh had faced locust attacks was in 1993 and Maharashtra in 1974, the scientist said.

The scientist pointed out that climate change along with the May 2018 cyclone in Oman and Yemen, which dumped three years’ worth of rain in a single day, created much higher availability of water in the desert regions, which are breeding grounds of the locust. Such factors have led to an abnormal rise in locust population.

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The Hindu Business Line, 1 June, 2020, https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/early-arrival-of-locust-swarms-is-worrisome-says-scientist/article31719687.ece?homepage=true


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