NEW DELHI (AP) — As if the coronavirus wasn't enough, India grappled with scorching temperatures and the worst locust invasion in decades as authorities prepared for the end of a monthslong lockdown ...
Parts of Northern Kenya came under attack by desert locusts early this month. Apparently, the locust affected parts of Ethiopia and Somalia. In Kenya, Mandera, Meru and Isiolo counties have been ...
DMC International Imaging (DMCii) is helping The Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) to predict the spread of locust plagues across North Africa as part of a pro-active approach to tackle the destructive ...
The locust outbreak was reported in May 2019 after 26 years, and grasshoppers returned in December-January period to cause extensive damage, the officials of the Locust Warning Organisation (LWO) said ...
The worst locust swarms in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province in 25 years (occurring in May 2022) is in the past. But the millions of eggs laid by the insects could hatch this September, the ...
As the coronavirus pandemic exploded across the world earlier this year, another even more conspicuous plague was tearing through East Africa: locusts. The voracious little beasts are particularly ...
• Farmers said locusts are causing havoc in Northeastern, Mount Kenya, Eastern, among other regions in the country. • They said declaring it a national disaster would compel the government to mobilise ...