Locust swarms arrive in India for summer breeding; Delhi, UP put on alert
As swarms of locusts make their way to India for the breeding season in summer, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have been put on high alert. According to a Jodhpur-based organisation that warns about locust attacks, the female lay eggs two days after mating. Only the yellow coloured locusts lay eggs, not the pink coloured ones. The eggs are laid 6 inches deep inside the ground, it digs a hole and there is white powder at the enterance of the hole. After 12 days, some clefts emerge from…