{"id":58308,"date":"2020-05-29T09:49:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T04:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=58308"},"modified":"2020-05-29T09:56:21","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T04:26:21","slug":"locust-attacks-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/locust-attacks-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Locust Attacks in India &#8211; Affected States &#038; Measures Taken"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/locust-attacks-india\/#1_Locust_Attacks_in_India_%E2%80%93_Complete_Highlight\" >1. Locust Attacks in India &#8211; Complete Highlight<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/locust-attacks-india\/#2_7_Interesting_Facts_About_Desert_Locusts\" >2. 7 Interesting Facts About Desert Locusts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/locust-attacks-india\/#3_State_Measures_To_Curb_Locust_Attacks\" >3. State Measures To Curb Locust Attacks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/locust-attacks-india\/#4_Attempt_Daily_Current_Affairs_Quiz_For_Free\" >4. Attempt Daily Current Affairs Quiz For Free<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Amidst the time when India is dealing with its worst crisis hit in years in the form of COVID-19, there is another threat that has surrounded few states of India. Currently, we are witnessing the worst locusts attack in India in the past 28 years or so. We have heard numerous things about the locusts and how is it affecting our agriculture and ultimately our environment. In this article, we will give you a clear picture as to how these locusts have invaded and what are the measures taken by the government to counter it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/bank-exams\/?ref=tsh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register Here &amp; Get Daily Updates On Upcoming Exams &amp; Courses<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start the article with a few basic information<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Locust_Attacks_in_India_%E2%80%93_Complete_Highlight\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>1. Locust Attacks in India &#8211; Complete Highlight<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>1.1 What is a Desert Locust?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Locusts<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>are a collection of certain\u00a0species\u00a0of short-horned\u00a0grasshoppers\u00a0in the family\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acrididae\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>that have a\u00a0swarming phase. These insects are usually alone existing, but under certain circumstances they become more abundant and change their behavior and habits, becoming perilous.<\/p>\n<p>No visible distinction is made between locust and grasshopper species; the basis for the definition is whether a species forms swarms under suitable conditions.<\/p>\n<p>These grasshoppers are normally harmless, their numbers are low, and they do not pose a major economic threat to agriculture in any way. However, under suitable conditions of drought followed by rapid vegetation growth, serotonin\u00a0in their brains triggers a dramatic set of changes: they start to breed abundantly, becoming\u00a0gregarious\u00a0and nomadic (loosely described as\u00a0migratory) when their populations become dense enough.<\/p>\n<p>Both the bands and the swarms move around and rapidly strip fields and cause\u00a0damage to crops. The adults are powerful fliers; they can travel great distances, consuming most of the green vegetation wherever the swarm settles.<\/p>\n<p>The desert locust is potentially the most dangerous of the\u00a0locust\u00a0pests because of the ability of\u00a0swarms\u00a0to fly rapidly across great distances. It has two to five generations per year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-58310 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/LAII.jpg\" alt=\"locust attacks in India\" width=\"424\" height=\"318\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1.2 Life Cycle of A Deserted Locust<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The life cycle of a deserted locust is distributed into 3 steps, the egg, then the nymph known as hopper, and then winged locust.<\/p>\n<p>The female seeks suitable soft soil in which she lay her eggs. It needs to be at the right temperature and degree of dampness and be in close proximity to other egg-laying females.<\/p>\n<p>The egg pod is 3 to 4\u00a0cm (1.2 to 1.6\u00a0in) long and the lower end is about 10\u00a0cm (4\u00a0in) below the surface of the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The incubation period before the eggs hatch maybe two weeks or much longer, depending on the temperature.<\/p>\n<p>They live up to a period of 3-5 months.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_7_Interesting_Facts_About_Desert_Locusts\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>2. 7 Interesting Facts About Desert Locusts<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Desert Locusts fly with an average airspeed of 15-19 km\/hr which also depends upon the wind. These species can travel upto a distance fo 20-130 km in a single day. They can stay in the air for a longer period than any other aerial species.<\/p>\n<p>A young locust flies at night mostly while the adults mostly fly during the day time and in the swarms.<\/p>\n<p>A desert locust can consume the same amount of food that is equal to its body weight. That is 2 gm per day. Their swarms can be ranging from 20 million to 40 million at a time.<\/p>\n<p>Locusts never attack humans or any animals. No such case has ever been reported in any part of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years of study, it has been proved that locusts do not carry any harmful disease that harms the human race.<\/p>\n<p>Locusts are usually caught using the nets and ferns. These are to be caught manually, although their huge swarm size make it difficult.<\/p>\n<p>The primary method of controlling desert locust infestations is with insecticides\u00a0applied in small concentrated doses by vehicle-mounted and aerial sprayers at\u00a0ultra-low volume (ULV) rates of application.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/bank-exams\/?ref=tsh&amp;next=https:\/\/practice.oliveboard.in\/banking2\/gktests.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Daily Current Affairs Here For Free. Register Now<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_State_Measures_To_Curb_Locust_Attacks\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>3. State Measures To Curb Locust Attacks<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The spread of locust threat began from the state of Rajasthan and has now gradually spread to states like Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra &amp; Madhya Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p>States have sought various measures to control the locust spread and stop them to eat the green vegetation.<\/p>\n<p>The Delhi Government has asked the officials to spray insecticides, pesticides on the green vegetation, and the crops standing the fields.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chlorpyrifos<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">M<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">alathion<\/span><\/strong> are the pesticides that are instructed to be sprayed on the crops.<\/p>\n<p>Maharashtra prepared themselves for the attack of locusts by shaking hands with the local farmers and spraying the insecticides and pesticides with their help,<\/p>\n<p>Palghar &amp; Gondia districts are more probe into the attack and hence are advised to finish the spraying at the earliest and since there is an activity between the night and morning time, it has to be active during that time also.<\/p>\n<p>So far more than 85,000 hectares of land have been impacted by the locusts in Rajasthan.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner of the agriculture department of Rajasthan, Sri Om Prakash said that they have sprayed on to a total of 67000 hectares of land in the last 2 days.<\/p>\n<p>Haryana has issued a high alert in 7 of its districts.<\/p>\n<p>Tractors with chemical spray have been deployed in the districts of Haryana.<\/p>\n<p>India has also placed an order of buying 60 spraying machines from UK based company Micron.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Attempt_Daily_Current_Affairs_Quiz_For_Free\"><\/span><span id=\"4_Become_an_All-Rounder_8211_Attempt_Daily_Current_Affairs_Quiz\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>4. 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