Which of the following statements regarding Desert locusts is NOT correct?

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Desert locusts usually breed in the dry areas around Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea along the eastern coast of Africa.
Locusts are known to be passive flyers and always wait for very strong windy conditions and follow the wind.
Historically, locust control has involved spraying of organo-phospate pesticides on the night resting places of the locusts
Their movement has been aided by westerly winds

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Option 2 is NOT correct.

Desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria), which belong to the family of grasshoppers, normally live and breed in semi-arid or desert regions.
For laying eggs, they require bare ground, which is rarely found in areas with dense vegetation.
So, they can breed in Rajasthan but not in the Indo-Gangetic plains or Godavari and Cauvery delta.
These locusts usually breed in the dry areas around Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea along the eastern coast of Africa, a region known as the Horn of Africa.
Apart from the search for food, their movement has been aided by westerly winds.
Locusts are known to be passive flyers, and generally follow the wind. But they do not take off in very strong windy conditions. Hence, Option 2 is NOT correct.
Historically, locust control has involved spraying of organo-phospate pesticides on the night resting places of the locusts.