Locust Swarms Have Arrived In Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow

Locusts have been on quite the tour, making their - unwelcome - presence felt in many cities across the world.

Well, as the locust-panic maintains its decorum, the crop-eating insects have shown up in several localities in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow and its neighbouring areas.

Videos of swarms of locusts fluttering away in the Nawabo ka Shaher are doing the rounds on social media. People are attempting to scare them away by bursting crackers and beating drums.

Swarms of locusts arrive in Lucknow.
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Swarms of locusts arrive in Lucknow.
Visual of Sitapur road.

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The year 2020 has brought in plenty of bad news and incidents for the world, and locust swarms are one of them. Locusts are extremely damaging to crops and plants; they attack harvests and crops which leads to a lot of monetary loss for the farmers.

It is not just a problem in our country but according to the World Bank, locust attacks could cause East Africa and Yemen a total loss of $8.5 billion this year.

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Earlier, swarms of locusts tormented cities like Gurugram, Prayagraj among others and people came up with creative ways to scare them away. From a mobile DJ placed in a farm to a makeshift fanning device, farmers tried their best to save their crops from the insects.

Read about it here: Someone Came Up With A Makeshift Locust-Scaring Machine & People Are Loving This Jugaad!

And here: How Loud Music From A ¡®DJ Vehicle' Apparently Helped Scare Away Army Of Locusts

Well, talk about innovative self defense.