In India, the Air Force has deployed Mi-17 helicopters to protect them from locust attacks. Additionally, locust control systems have been developed indigenously in the country. The Indian Agriculture Ministry signed a contract with a UK-based company in May 2000, anticipating repeated locust attacks in various states of the country. In it, to prevent the breeding of locusts, two Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopters were modified for insecticide spraying. However, due to the Covid-19 epidemic, the UK-based firm was unable to manufacture and supply modified kits before September 2020 to test the system. After seeing this, the Air Force decided to develop a pesticide spraying kit on its own.

Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar sent a helicopter to control the fast-growing grasshopper team in the country. The helicopter was flagged off from Greater Noida Ecotech Do Udyog Vihar-based Indocopter Private Limited for Barmer district of Rajasthan. Narendra Singh Tomar said that for the first time in India, spraying of pesticides is being done by helicopter for locust control.

Four helicopters have been demanded from the Air Force to control the locust team. Pesticide spraying will be done in the affected areas by helicopter. Claimed that there was no damage to crops due to locust attack in any state or district of India. The government is completely cautious about locust attacks. The administration has been instructed to remain alert in every state. Four machines have also been ordered from Britain to control the locust. Due to delay in Covid-19, there is a delay in the arrival of the machine.

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