Locust swarm headed towards Banda
However, agriculture department and district administration officials drove them away by spraying insecticides, Kumar saidThe swarm was now headed towards Bisanda town and Banda city, he added.
- Country:
- India
A swarm of locusts was headed towards Banda city after attacking crops and plants in a village in the district, an agriculture department official said on Saturday
District agriculture officer Pramod Kumar said lakhs of locusts attacked crops, plants, and trees in Vaidan Purwa hamlet of Majhiva Sani village Friday evening. However, the agriculture department and district administration officials drove them away by spraying insecticides, Kumar said
The swarm was now headed towards Bisanda town and Banda city, he added.
Google News