When the disaster-affected area is large, spraying chemical pesticides is the most efficient method, according to Tu’s paper. The locust plague in Pakistan has been brought under control due to…
Pakistan’s example may be useful for India. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), locust invasions would continue in India till July and could reach up to Odisha and…
Nature provides us many cultural and financial benefits through the ecosystem. Research on the ecosystem has shown that natural animals, especially birds are very important in our agriculture and food…
The British government on Monday delivered 40 crop sprayers to Pakistan to help tackle the locust outbreak. The sprayers manufactured by British company Micron Group have been transported to Islamabad…
As Pakistan tackles locust infestation to prevent mass food insecurity, scientists shed light on environmentally-friendly, biopesticides as solutions for the future Pakistan is facing one of its biggest threats yet…
China and Pakistan jointly organized online workshop on “use new technology in locust control Workshop”. The workshop was organized by Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU), Pakistan Science Foundation and…
After the past month’s desert locust infestation exposed up to 37 per cent of the Pakistan’s area to food insecurity and farmer friendly birds , it appears the government’s emergency…
According to an update issued by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. New reports about locust swarms in northern Somalia suggest that migration from Somalia across…
Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam has said that there was no immediate threat of food shortage in the country despite the ongoing locust attack and…
Pakistan Federal Minister for Science & Technology Fawad Chaudhry introduces Pakistan-made drones to fight locust attacks. By Ministry of Science Pakistan on Tuesday unveiled locally developed drones to fight the…
Pakistan was sharing data on locust control operations with bordering Iran, India and Afghanistan on weekly basis in its efforts to overcome the country’s worst pest outbreak in 25 years,…
NRTC announces that Pakistan will manufacture drone as locust swarms invade agricultural fields across the nation, posing threats of reduced crop yield and further economic devastation amid the on-going coronavirus…