There is a big danger from the refreshment. Instead of entering the Agra border from Rajasthan, the locust party from Pakistan has now moved towards Madhya Pradesh. Its distance from Agra was 15 km at 9 am on Wednesday. It has been reported at 11:15 am that it has now increased to 25 km. Locusts are now moving rapidly towards Madhya Pradesh. It is estimated that by the evening, the danger clouds from Agra will be completely cut off. If the wind changes, then it will only attack in the Bah area. The city and other rural areas are safe.
The locust was encamped on the border of Agra after the loss in Rajasthan capital Jaipur. However, the Agriculture Department had issued an alert only last week. But this week was a relief, because the two grasshopper teams from the east changed direction to reach Nunav and caused havoc in the crops there. On Wednesday morning, the team of Agriculture Department became active in Tantpur and Rajasthan bordering areas.The Agra administration has deployed 20 spray machines with pesticides to the agriculture department team in the villages adjacent to the border. Along with this, the farmers were also preparing to play thali, DJ, high volume sound.
Advisory of Department of Agriculture
The agriculture department said in an advisory issued on Tuesday that two locust teams have stopped 30 kilometers from the border of Agra. The wind is moving towards Agra, locust teams can enter Agra via Tatpur, Khairagarh, Fatehpur Sikri Kiravali, Pinahat, Jaitapur Kala or Bah on Wednesday morning.
* There are crores of grasshoppers in the number of crores about two and a half inches long, which lick the crops in a few hours.
*Locust party size is about 2 x 4 km.
*They attack all types of green leaves.
*Farmers should protect against locust attack
* Make fire by burning fire in your fields, bursting firecrackers, playing plate-spoons, drum-drums.
* The grasshopper crew also runs by playing DJs or high-sounding instruments behind the locust.
* Spray insecticide chemicals such as chlorpyrifos 2.5 Ml volume of 20% EC per liter of water, lambda-cyhalothrin, 1Ml volume of 4.9% EC per liter of water, 1Ml volume of deltamethrin 2.8% EC per liter of water.
