Locusts have been present in the jungles of Mahoba for 5 days, said an official. (Representative)
Mahoba:
A swarm of locusts attacked trees and crops in two villages in the Charkhari region of Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.
The swarm arrived in the village of Swasamaaf on Saturday afternoon but the vigilant villagers used drums and other means to make noise to scare the locusts and informed those responsible, said the deputy director (Agriculture) G Ram.
The Agriculture Department team sprayed chemicals on the trees where locusts had taken refuge, killing thousands of them, said G Ram.
The swarm later reached the village of Etwa where the insects were also killed in large numbers, said the official.
He added that locusts had been present in the jungles of Mahoba for five days and occasionally attacked different villages.
According to Ram, villagers and farmers have been alerted and the agriculture and fire crews are also on alert.
