CropLife India Issues Advisory on Locust Control: Save Crops with Modern Technology

Croplife India, an association of 15 research and development driven crop science companies, in view of recent locust attacks in the country has issued an advisory for farmers and spray management agencies to follow its recommendations for the management of the locust, according to F&B News.

The advisory issued includes keeping information about the locust team’s attack in your area through radio, TV, newspapers,  mobile, etc. In order to protect the crops, spray neem oil, 5 ml per liter of water in solution; when the locust team’s attack in other areas is reported. Also, making noise in the fields or produce loud noises in the form of vehicles, bells, tins, thali or other ways, which would keep the locust swarms away.

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The association has suggested to use FAO recommended chemicals, which have been also approved by registration committee, for the control of desert locust in the states. The spraying should be conducted in such a way that there is no contamination of water either in ponds, river, water reservoirs, etc.

CropLife India CEO Asitava Sen, said, “Currently, there is an extensive invasion of the desert locust in our country. The locust teams have entered the border of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh at present, passing through Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, and Punjab. Therefore, locusts can pose a serious challenge to agriculture sector growth (projected at 2.5%-3% over last year) in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, unless further escalation is contained. We commend the concerted efforts of the centre and state governments in controlling the locust menace, including use of novel modern technology and spraying devices.”

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