A nano biotechnology and plant genetics expert explains how preventive control is an effective way of handling such pest outbreaks As things stand, a vicious swarm of desert locusts have reached as far as the Indian states of Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Alarm bells were sounded in the Delhi-NCR region as of Wednesday, with a high probability of the swarms heading there, since the area has dense, green foliage.
Desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) are just one the many species of short-horned grasshoppers that can cause severe devastation when they form swarms.
National Geographic describes them as a ‘notorious species’ of locusts that can cause massive agricultural damage. These migratory pests can travel long distances