KATHMANDU, July 15 -- Incessant rainfall across the country has contributed to minimize the effects of locust swarms that entered Nepal from India, according to agriculture officials.

Government officials estimated that some eight million locusts entered Nepal for the first time and about 1.5 million more locusts entered the country the second time. However, they are said to have remained inactive as the country has been receiving incessant rainfall for the past several days.

Experts say that rainfall seriously affects the mobility of locusts. "The incessant rainfall across the nation has not let them actively devour crops and migrate frequently," said Ram Krishna Subedi, who is a Senior Plant Protection Officer at the Plant Quarantine ...