In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, India and Pakistan are battling another crisis — their worst locust attack in nearly three decades, 报告 日经亚洲评论. 这些飞虫从邻国巴基斯坦以一波沙漠蜂群的形式越过印度，席卷了该国的几个地区，并威胁要破坏农作物。
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi noted in a Sunday radio address that many parts of the country have been affected by locust attacks, adding that efforts are on to help farmers and reduce crop losses by using modern techniques to tackle the crisis. “I am sure that together not only will we be able to battle out this crisis that is looming on our agricultural sector, but also manage to salvage our crops,” Modi said.
在受沙漠蝗虫影响的印度邦中，沙漠蝗虫是拉贾斯坦邦西北部、旁遮普邦北部、古吉拉特邦西部和中央邦中部。沙漠蝗虫是大约十几种短角蝗虫之一。其他几个州以及包括国家首都在内的地区也对他们所在地区可能发生的袭击发出了警告。
在巴基斯坦，据报道，沙漠蝗虫从伊朗进入，已经吞噬了包括西南部俾路支省在内的所有省份60多个地区的大量农作物。媒体还称，该国正在加紧努力，使用包括喷洒飞机在内的害虫控制系统来抗击瘟疫。