Thursday, 28 May 2020

Delhi govt steps in to fight locusts, issues advisory

Delhi government has drawn up a plan to deal with the possibility of a locust attack in the capital. The government has asked the authorities concerned to focus on awareness and to spray insecticides and pesticides on crops and vegetation to prevent a probable desert locust invasion. Swarms of the winged insects have overrun many parts of Rajasthan and could be headed to Delhi.

from The Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZK9wOk

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