Popular Post snoop1130 Posted July 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2020 Thailand ‘not a suitable host’ for locusts in India, Laos By THE NATION Photo credit: www.moac.go.th/Ceracris kiangsu The two types of locusts swarming and attacking vegetation in Laos and India will not be migrating to Thailand because the weather here is not suitable for them to reproduce, Department of Agriculture’s director general Sermsuk Salakpetch said. She explained that the yellow-spined bamboo locusts, which are attacking farms in Laos, prefer cool weather and it is almost impossible that they will migrate to hot and humid Thailand. Sermsuk also said that her organisation has set chemical traps at the border between Thailand and Laos and has collected dead locusts to check whether this scourge has arrived in the country. As for the type affecting India, she said these were desert locusts and had migrated fromAfrica to the sub-continentbefore heading to Nepal and south China. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, these locusts are fast becoming a curse because of climate change. However, Sermsuk insisted that the weather in Thailand was not suitable for this type of locusts to survive and reproduce. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30390677 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-07-02 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted July 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2020 Can't see much difference between the Weather in Laos, and the weather in Issan myself. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CorpusChristie Posted July 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2020 Another reason why the borders should be kept closed 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted July 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2020 46 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: Sermsuk also said that her organisation has set chemical traps at the border between Thailand and Laos and has collected dead locusts to check whether this scourge has arrived in the country. Uhm, so did you illegally cross the border into Laos to collect these dead specimens, Mr. Sermsuk? Or did you collect them on the Thai side? The latter would suggest that the critters DID cross into Thailand, right? And as per the weather conditions... oh, well... I'd contend that the climate in the upper north is exactly the same as across the Mekong in northwestern Laos, and exactly the same in the Mekong-bordering Isaan provinces as in their Lao counterparts. Locusts don't respect human-drawn national borders, you know? 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, Misterwhisper said: Uhm, so did you illegally cross the border into Laos to collect these dead specimens, Mr. Sermsuk? Or did you collect them on the Thai side? The latter would suggest that the critters DID cross into Thailand, right? And as per the weather conditions... oh, well... I'd contend that the climate in the upper north is exactly the same as across the Mekong in northwestern Laos, and exactly the same in the Mekong-bordering Isaan provinces as in their Lao counterparts. Locusts don't respect human-drawn national borders, you know? I somehow doubt that it was ever meant that somehow the Mekong was some boundary these bugs can not cross. The species that has caused alarm in India are not the same as those in Laos. The species in Laos is predominant in the north. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted July 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2020 Even the locusts don't want to come here? Except the Chinese ones that follow a flag. 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickstart Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Maybe this specie will not attack Thailand ,but in times past as the wife said Thailand has had locusts attacks, we had one locust at the front of our house last week, harmless it is when they swam the problems start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted July 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, snoop1130 said: As for the type affecting India, she said these were desert locusts and had migrated fromAfrica to the sub-continentbefore heading to Nepal and south China I'm calling b/s on that .. any locust willing to fly from Africa to Nepal is not gonna miss the opportunity forra day trip to Thailand to see the temples and stuff as it's only a short migration S E 'ish from Nepal .. 4 hours ago, snoop1130 said: However, Sermsuk insisted that the weather in Thailand was not suitable for this type of locusts to survive and reproduce sounds a bit of an insect voyeur .. Edited July 2, 2020 by Justgrazing Sp 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myran Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Misterwhisper said: Uhm, so did you illegally cross the border into Laos to collect these dead specimens, Mr. Sermsuk? Or did you collect them on the Thai side? The latter would suggest that the critters DID cross into Thailand, right? And as per the weather conditions... oh, well... I'd contend that the climate in the upper north is exactly the same as across the Mekong in northwestern Laos, and exactly the same in the Mekong-bordering Isaan provinces as in their Lao counterparts. Locusts don't respect human-drawn national borders, you know? They are collecting "dead locusts", as in all types of locusts, to see if they find any of this particular type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted July 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, Justgrazing said: I'm calling b/s on that .. any locust willing to fly from Africa to Nepal is not gonna miss the opportunity forra day trip to Thailand to see the temples and stuff as it's only a short migration S E 'ish from Nepal Yeah, but don't forget they now need the Covid-free certificate, plus expensive health insurance. It's enough to any put off any creepy-crawly, even if they are married to a Thai cricket or grasshopper. 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 54 minutes ago, bluesofa said: Yeah, but don't forget they now need the Covid-free certificate, plus expensive health insurance. It's enough to any put off any creepy-crawly, even if they are married to a Thai cricket or grasshopper. Hahaha .. yea an what's that one that kills it's mate after they get it on .. Praying Mantis is it .. an' there's a lot of praying goes on in Thailand .. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Put landmines at the boarder to stop them there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodyholly Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Deli said: Put landmines at the boarder to stop them there And if they try to get here by sea, the submarines can stop ‘em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poloshirt Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 21 hours ago, BritManToo said: Can't see much difference between the Weather in Laos, and the weather in Issan myself. If you are 70 y.o. like me you will feel the difference between the weather. In Laos I need to wear socks when I sleep otherwise my leg cramp because of the cold weather. In Thailand I don't wear nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poloshirt Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 16 hours ago, bluesofa said: Yeah, but don't forget they now need the Covid-free certificate, plus expensive health insurance. It's enough to any put off any creepy-crawly, even if they are married to a Thai cricket or grasshopper. Good thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I'm not worried about an invasion of 'locust'. They'll just add more protein in the Thai diet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon43 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 ... and there was I thinking that they were referring to mainland Chinese ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy one Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Some of my wife's friends up in Burri Ram will be sad when they hear this news. They just love deep fried locusts Personally I'm more a beef and chicken person 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Fires, plagues,riots...locust....APOCOLIPSE NOW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drbeach Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Oh yes, Laos is such a "cold" country separated from "hot" Thailand by the impenetrable Mekong, and in some places, by a few mountains that these locusts can't make it here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angy Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 put more ducks at the borders, if locust comes will be a successfully business raising them with free healthy food 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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