Swarms of locusts
Part of: GS-I- CULTURE (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST)
Over the last few days, swarms of locusts have been sighted unusually even in urban areas of Rajasthan. Swarms have also been reported from parts of the Madhya Pradesh and the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.
Imp Points
The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is a short-horned grasshopper.
Harmless when solitary, locusts undergo a behavioural change when their population builds up rapidly.