A massive swarm of locusts that moved through Pakistan into India has been consuming millions of dollars of crops from local farmland.

The insects were recorded here swarming over a field in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on January 3, but have been plaguing the area since May 2019.

According to local farmers, since the government has done little to fight this menace, meaning the locusts keep raiding their farms and cleaning out their standing crops.  

According to the locals, the desert locust cannot fly long distances usually, but the wind helps them to cover large distances.

An army of locust coming from Pakistan has literally a seize in the western Indian borders, destroying crops and causing losses to the tune of millions of dollars.

The army of grasshoppers first started their onslaught in the month of May. According to local farmers, since the government has done precious little fight this menace, the locusts keep raiding their farms and cleaning out their standing crops.  

Several districts of Rajasthan are in the spate of the attack. But the worst affected of them all is Jaislamer which is witnessing an attack of such a massive scale after 26 years.

The footages show on January 3 Jaislamer district shows a farmer seen trying to crush and kill the insects with his bike.  

According to the locals, the desert locust cannot fly long distances usually, but the wind helps them to cover large distances.

A joint team of farmers, agriculture and locust control departments is working overtime to spray pesticides in the field to kill the insects in several pockets of the district, including Keshav Nagar area.  

So far they have been able to control the spread of locusts in 400 hectares, but that, according to local farmers, is too little too late.