UN to set drones on east Africa locusts

By Nita Bhalla
Updated February 11 2020 - 4:13am, first published 4:09am
The UN plans to use drones to spray swarms of locusts in eastern Africa with pesticides.
The UN plans to use drones to spray swarms of locusts in eastern Africa with pesticides.

The United Nations will test drones equipped with mapping sensors and atomisers to spray pesticides in parts of east Africa battling an invasion of desert locusts that are ravaging crops and exacerbating a hunger crisis.

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