Strange phenomena during lockdown
By Jayanth
@jayanth_77 (7179)
India
May 26, 2020 3:24am CST
Scientists and farmers in India are baffled to find increase in the population of Grasshoppers during the lockdown.
Usually grass hoppers are commonly found during the rainy season but to find them during summer is strange. Scientists feel the reason could be that , during lockdown the farmers were not able to till their land and so the eggs laid by grasshopers remained undisturbed and hatched.
Now swarm of grasshoppers called locusts are eating away crops which have not been harvested. Spraying insecticide will lead to increase in cost so some farmers are using plates and vessels to make noise so that the grasshoppers fly away.
Have you observed such strange phenomena during lockdown?
How was the problem resolved ?
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
26 May 20
I wonder if the deluge of grasshoppers has something to do with the corona virus. We have noticed here the proliferation of the flying termites, twice already in a span of 1 week which is unusual.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
26 May 20
yes it could be the reason. As people are staying at home the plants, the soil are undisturbed.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
26 May 20
@jayanth_77 maybe you have a point there.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
26 May 20
@Alexandoy thanks. humans are important part of the food pyramid. when the higher animal / organism in the pyramid becomes extinct or is inactive the lower animal/ organism starts multiplying.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 May 20
@jayanth_77 They are predicting we will have lots of cicadas this year. Very noisy.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
30 May 20
@CarolDM I don't know what cidadas are but the grasshoppers are very noisy
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
30 May 20
You are lucky but these insects are a menace and difficult to get rid of them once they start the damage
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
26 May 20
@jayanth_77
That does not sound good. Now, after reading more it is really bad news. I have no idea if it happened here with the farmers.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
26 May 20
yes it is not good but the local authorities will find a solution.
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@Lakshman15 (2662)
• India
26 May 20
I Aldo read about it.but know the exact solution how to handle those.
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
26 May 20
what is the exact solution you have in your mind. is it interesting.
