LOCUST SITUATION BULLETIN
The country remained
free from gregarious locust activity during the second fortnight
of last month. However, low numbers of immigrant and infiltrated
adults of desert locust along the Indo-Pak border areas were reported
from 5 localities of the Barmer district of Rajasthan ranging
from 1 to 35 adults per hectare. Maximum density was recorded
at Nure Ka Par on the 21st of last month. Ecological
conditions are not conducive for locust breeding in the Scheduled
Desert Area of the country.
According to
the Locust Situation Bulletin of the Directorate of Plant Protection,
Quarantine & Storage of the Agriculture Ministry, the locust
situation is likely to remain calm. However, continuous vigilance
is being maintained to detect any locust build up.
