Pest Control
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How colonial India fought locust attacks – and what we could learn from those tactics
One simple strategy: protect birds that eat the predatory insects.
Pallavi Das & Vineet K Giri
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Pakistan’s solution to the locust invasion? Turn the pests into chicken feed
The idea is based on a pilot project carried out in Okara district in February.
Rina Saeed Khan
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After Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and UP, locusts invade eastern Maharashtra
Agricultural department personnel have begun to spray chemicals on crops and other vegetation to save them from the pests.
Scroll Staff
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Locust attacks threaten crop damage in 17 UP districts; third state to be affected
The crop-eating pests have ravaged farms in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Scroll Staff
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Both Kodagu and Kerala are fighting off an invasion of giant snails – but only one has found success
The foreign pest, which is thought to have arrived in India through trade routes, devours tender leaves and stems, completely destroying plants.
Arathi Menon
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Draft Bill on regulating pesticides could punish farmers who use spurious products, experts fear
The proposed law is almost identical to the United Progressive Alliance’s 2008 Pesticide Management Bill.
Mridula Chari
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?