Locust swarms moved from the Pench Tiger Reserve to Ajni village in Maharashtra’s Nagpur district where drones were used to spray pesticides on crops and trees, an agriculture official said on Wednesday. Also read: Drones deployed for controlling locusts in RajasthanSo far, no crop damage has been reported, he said. The short-horned grasshoppers later flew to Ajni in Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur, the official said. “On Wednesday morning, drones were used to spray pesticides on trees andcrops in Ajni in the presence of State Agriculture University scientists,” divisional joint director, agriculture, Ravi Bhosle told PTI. The locust swarms were now moving towards Mouda tehsil in the district, he added.

Source: The Hindu June 10, 2020 08:26 UTC