The plant protection station in Tianchang of Anhui province recently detected a locust concentrating area of 6000 hectares. The city of Tianchang has set up a special office to prevent the locust disaster. More than 300 sprayers and 12 tons of pesticides have been prepared.

In Shandong, eastasian locusts were detected in the Sihu area of Weishan county in Shandong province, covering the farmland, reed ponds and pastures of almost 50,000 hectares. The density if very high. To eliminate the locusts in the early stage before they grow up to take off, the county government has allocated RMB140,000, and 360 agricultural technicians have been organized.