Kathmandu, June 29 -- Although swarms of locusts entered Nepal on Saturday, there haven't been reports of the pest ravaging crops in the country.

But Nepal is not out of the woods yet as bigger swarms could come from India in the next few days.

"We have not received reports of significant damage caused by locusts. But we can't say the danger has now passed," said Sahadev Prasad Humagain chief of the Plant Quarantine and Pesticide Management Centre under the Ministry of Agriculture, during a press conference in Kathmandu.

Swarms of locusts, known for their voracious eating emerged in the deserts of West Asia, and have come to South Asia by hitching rides on prevailing westerly winds. The pests, which are around 10mm to 70 mm in size, ca...