Locust hatcheries pose threat to swathes of crops
(WorldNews Pakistan)

SAHIWAL: As steps are being taken to check the coronavirus spread, the agriculture may face another threat - the hatcheries of locusts in Punjab. Experts believe that if these hatcheries are not timely destroyed, adult locusts may destroy vast swathes of crops in some districts which may be hit by locusts attack in coming two to three months. The locusts threat is visible at Sahiwal, Khushab, Bahawalnagar and Rajanpur. Piple Pahaar - a natural forest covering 7,203 acre land in Depalpur tehsil, Okara,...