Uttar Pradesh: Locust swarms enter Jhansi from MP districts

JHANSI: After a major attack of locusts over a week ago, the district witnessed yet another storm of locust swarms bordering MP districts on Friday morning. By Friday evening, two of the swarm got diverted back to neighbouring MP districts.
While one of the swarms entered from Shivpuri through Raksa and attacked Tehroli, another one entered from Niwari and settled over Bangra and Mauranipur. The third swarm came from Ashok Nagar, MP through Chanderi and reached Matatila of Lalitpur border.
The administration, along with locals of affected villages, used drums and plates to produce sounds, thereby preventing the locust from settling over crops. In addition to this, officers from the agriculture department reached the affected villages to apprise farmers about methods to get rid of locusts.
As per deputy director, agriculture, Kamal Katiyar, two out of three locust swarms went further ahead to Chattarpur and Tikamgarh districts of MP, while the third one which spread over two kilometres settled in Marah village of Garotha tehsil.
“We are on high alert and are observing their movement closely. At night, we will sprinkle pesticides which comprise of chloropyriphos, cypremethrine, lemdacyclothrin and diflubenzuron, to eliminate locusts.