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Swarms of locusts enter Jaipur, FAO warns of more attacks till early July

Pests engulf 18 districts in state, apart from infesting large parts of UP and MP; Young juveniles will become voracious adults in June just as farmers begin to harvest, warns FAO

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The swarms are travelling farther and damaging trees as there are no standing crops for them to feed on, an official said.

BS Reporter Agencies New Delhi, Jaipur

3 min read Last Updated : May 26 2020 | 12:40 PM IST

Swarms of locusts entered Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur on Monday as the pests spread to wider parts of Rajasthan along with Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.

In Rajasthan, the menace has now engulfed 18 districts, while in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, the locust spread has widened even as the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned of several attacks at least until early July.

FAO in its latest report said that as vegetation dries out, more swarms will move to their summer breeding areas along both sides of the Indo-Pakistan border in the form of several waves

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