The toxic action of pesticides on ants in the treatment of a forest depends on the kind of insecticide, the form of it, and the dose of its application. Bees are killed most frequently when during treatment the pesticides are carried away onto areas with blossoming plants.
Farmers have been advised to use pesticides like malathion, fenvalerate and quinalphos, to save their crops from locust attack.
Locust is a pest which destroys crops and vegetation.
A 52-year old seer and his three accomplices -- a woman, her husband and his friend -- have been charged with murder, attempt to murder and criminal conspiracy.
