Locust Attack In India After 27 Years : What Was The Solutions For Locust Attack

Locust Attack in India

Hello everyone there are various disasters in 2020 in India for example Coronavirus, Economic recession, Cyclone, and now a locust attack in India, What is locust and why they are attacking in India.

Some peoples thought they are coming from Pakistan and they also thought the reason behind the locust attack in India is Pakistan, some peoples are also said that Pakistan makes the locust army and then send here to attack in India. Meanwhile, this is the conspiracy from Pakistan they people thought. I am not joking to listen carefully.

The topmost news channel in India, Republic Bharat is the channel in which a news anchor is hosting a piece of news about the locust attack in India, whose name is Arnav Goswami. Arnav Goswami said that Pakistan sends the locust to attack in India, really what is there any technology invented by which anyone can control the locusts and they can instruct the locusts and send to attack in India. I am also Indian but the statement said by the Arnav Goswami is illogical. Someone tell me about that how can anyone control, even Pakistan can control the locust, and I am also want to control any locust. Not take seriously I am just joking. They all news channels are just making news interesting no matter what’s the actual logic behind them and what was the actual reason behind them, anyway forget about that and concentrate on our actual topic.

 

Locust

Let’s talk about the actual reason behind the locust attack in India and what’s the innovative solution is being used to counter it. According to the locust history the locusts are changing itself according to their climate conditions and in some conditions they locusts are very hungry and they all want to eat everything, for example, vegetables, fruits, grains, etc.

HOW BAD THEY ARE

What was the measurement of locust? The swarm found in Kenya in 2020 was 40 km by 60 km in dimension. Assume a rectangle of 40 km into 60 km as a result of 2400 km sq. In a swarm of locust in 1 km sq. there will 150000000 locusts can exist. According to research, a swarm can eat food as 2500 people can eat. Assume how much they can create destruction in the field areas and the agricultural land.

HISTORY OF LOCUST PLAGUES

In now day’s locust attack is returning after the twenty-seven years in India. The last attack of locust happened in India in 1993. This was the first major attack of locust in India. The locust attack has also happened in ancients history, Egyptians are also mentioned in the ancient locust attack in Egypt in 2400 Bc.

Solutions

1 Insecticides and pesticides

The first and common solution that is applied around every country is to insecticides and pesticides throughout the helicopter. There are many merits in this solution is that it also impact on the food and vegetables.

2 Eco-friendly pesticides

 If we use Eco-friendly pesticides, according to experts Eco-friendly pesticides work very slowly and the process is very slow.

3 Loud Noises

This is the solution that is also implemented by Indian farmers, they play loud music on DJ and speakers. But the merit is that this is only implemented on the short scale.

4 Use Locust as Chicken feed

In Pakistan, farmers have collected the locust and the sell to the local governments, and the earned profit and the government are using the locusts as the feed of chicken because locust is also a good source of protein. The Pakistani government is buying the locust from the farmers as 20 rupees per kg.