Climate Change

Locust plague: How India can fight this menace

Locusts have spread to new territories across India, with new factors contributing to their spread. What can be done to curb this other plague'?
One of the locusts that passed through Dholpur, Rajasthan. Locusts have taken advantage of wind to spread to new territories in India Photo: Vikas Choudhary
One of the locusts that passed through Dholpur, Rajasthan. Locusts have taken advantage of wind to spread to new territories in India Photo: Vikas Choudhary
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Locusts have returned to India in just two months and are spreading to new territories. Has climate change added another layer of stress and uncertainty?
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Desert locusts are age-old threats. But now something is changing in the way they spread and reproduce
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All ammunition currently in use against locusts can have serious health and environmental impacts
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