Crop’s biggest enemy locust team has knocked strongly in Madhya Pradesh after many years. Officials of the Department of Agriculture say that such a large attack of locusts has occurred in Madhya Pradesh after 27 years. Not only this, but the attack is also expected to continue till the monsoon.
These locust teams, which have entered Rajasthan from Pakistan and Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan, have spread to many areas of Madhya Pradesh via Malwa Nimar. To avoid this, farmers are using drums, thali, crackers, and sprays so that these teams run away.
According to agricultural experts, if this problem is not controlled in time, it may ruin the mung bean crop of Rs 8000 crore. Not only this, the risk of cotton and chilli crop has also remained.
However, to avoid this problem, farmers should form groups at their level at night and monitor the fields as locust teams sit in the fields to rest at 7 to 9 pm and cause great damage to the crop overnight.
Source: NDTV
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