An irresistible scent makes locusts swarm, study finds
by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The coronavirus isn't the only plague making headlines this year -- locusts are…
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Plague to protein: Israeli firm seeks to put locusts on the menu
by Jonah MANDEL Agence France-Presse GOLAN HEIGHTS, Undefined (AFP) — From biblical plague to modern day protein, one Israeli firm…
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Nepal offers locust bounty as swarms threaten crops
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Nepal is offering farmers cash rewards for catching desert locusts to limit the damage caused by…
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In midst of pandemic, E. Africa braces for another locust invasion
by Marion DOUET Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- East Africa is bracing for a third outbreak of desert…
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Indian drones pursue locusts as swarms destroy swathes of crops
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Huge swarms of desert locusts are destroying crops across western and central India, prompting authorities…
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Locust invasion creates food crisis for 1 million Ethiopians: UN
ADIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Swarms of locusts in Ethiopia have damaged 200,000 hectares (half a million acres) of cropland…
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Uganda army fights voracious desert locusts
By Michael O'HAGAN Agence France-Presse OTUKE, Uganda (AFP) — Under a warm morning sun scores of weary soldiers stare as millions…
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UN calls for donations to tackle desert locusts in Africa
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- The UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs called on the international community Monday to help…
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Somalia declares locusts a ‘national emergency’: agriculture ministry
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- Somalia on Sunday declared a locust infestation sweeping the Horn of Africa to be a national…
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In photos: Scenes of locust infestation threatening East Africa; UN warns numbers could double 500 times by June
"Ravenous swarms" of desert locusts in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, already unprecedented in their size and destructive…
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Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) - Fran BLANDY Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings…
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