See it: Sahara drivers ambushed by massive locust swarm as FAO warns of growing regional threat

Drivers on a Sahara Desert highway were ambushed by a massive swarm of locusts covering the road on Feb. 24, and while mostly harmless to humans, these insects still pose serious threats to crops, ...
Mongabay

Ethiopia used chemicals to kill locusts. Billions of honeybees disappeared

Kenya and Ethiopia sprayed millions of hectares of cropland and pastures with chemical pesticides in response to massive locust swarms that emerged between 2019 and 2021. In Ethiopia, around 76 ...
Salon

Locust swarms will intensify with climate change, threatening food security, study finds

There's a good reason locusts are considered plague-worthy. Despite their size, swarms of these insects can cause considerable damage by shredding plant life to bits like ravenous piranhas.. The bugs ...
The Star

Locusts plague may reduce despite heavy rains - experts

• The number of swarms is declining as swarms have been reported during the past few days in 11 counties compared to 15 counties last week. • On Friday, the Met department predicted most counties will ...