Locust swarms in China’s southwestern province of Yunnan met with pesticide carrying drones

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Published on July 20, 2020 by

Swarms of yellow-spined bamboo locusts have decimated large areas of farmland around the city of Pu’er in China’s southwestern province of Yunnan. Local authorities believe the crop-eating pests originated outside the province which borders Laos. Officials have deployed drones carrying pesticides in a bid to limit the spread of the insects which started to appear in late June 2020.

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