Footage shows a swarm of locusts in a residential area in Jaipur, India, as the insects ravage homes and crops.<br /><br />In the video taken on May 25, thousands of the locusts landed on buildings as terrified residents locked themselves inside.<br /><br />Akanksha Badaya said many had also forced their way through doors and windows.<br /><br />She said: "They enter through small gaps and make their way to our kitchens and bedrooms. It's non-stop cleaning for us. I hope they will soon leave."<br /><br />Desert locusts can travel up to 150km per day eating up every bit of greenery in their path. <br /><br />The swarms have been invading the country since April, leaving a trail of crop damage as they ravaged fields. The recent locust attack is believed to be the worst in decades.<br /><br />K.L. Gurjar, the deputy director of India’s Locust Warning Organization, said the recent swarms comprised of ''young locusts who fly for longer distances''.<br /><br />Trilochan Mohapatra, director general of the state-run Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi, said 700 tractors, 75 fire engines, drones and almost 50 other vehicles are spraying pesticides to kill the locusts.<br /><br />"At this point it's manageable, but if it continues it will be a problem", he said.
