Yet again a swarm of locusts from India has entered Nepal today.
A swarm of locusts that were in Sitapur of Bahraich area in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has entered Gadhawa Rural Municipality ward number 2 and 3 of Dang district today morning, confirmed Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre (PQPMC).
The swarm was later spotted in Lalmatiya of Rapti Municipality but locals chased the swarm, the centre said, adding that the swarm then headed northeast.
Warning the stakeholders, the centre asked them to stay prepared and adopt all precautionary measures to combat the attack of the swarm entering Pyuthan, Arghakhanchi and other districts.
The centre has also requested Province 1, Province 2 and Province 5 along with mid-hilly areas to take measure precautions as there are chances of more locusts entering Nepal from India, where they had been ravaging crops. Locusts are known for devouring a huge amount of crops within a short span of time.
Earlier, on June 27, the swarms of locusts that had entered Nepal had damaged, albeit little, crops in Makwanpur, Dang, Pyuthan, Arghakhanchi and Palpa. Although eight million locusts had entered Nepal and were spotted in many districts across the country, the centre reported that their mobility has been affected due to rainfall.
A swarm of locusts that were in Sitapur of Bahraich area in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has entered Gadhawa Rural Municipality ward number 2 and 3 of Dang district today morning, confirmed Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre (PQPMC).
The swarm was later spotted in Lalmatiya of Rapti Municipality but locals chased the swarm, the centre said, adding that the swarm then headed northeast.
Warning the stakeholders, the centre asked them to stay prepared and adopt all precautionary measures to combat the attack of the swarm entering Pyuthan, Arghakhanchi and other districts.
The centre has also requested Province 1, Province 2 and Province 5 along with mid-hilly areas to take measure precautions as there are chances of more locusts entering Nepal from India, where they had been ravaging crops. Locusts are known for devouring a huge amount of crops within a short span of time.
Earlier, on June 27, the swarms of locusts that had entered Nepal had damaged, albeit little, crops in Makwanpur, Dang, Pyuthan, Arghakhanchi and Palpa. Although eight million locusts had entered Nepal and were spotted in many districts across the country, the centre reported that their mobility has been affected due to rainfall.
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