2.7M views · 6.5K reactions | The worst locust outbreak in 70 years...

Locust Plague Devours 40,000 Tonnes of Vegetation When crops are plentiful, locusts have a unique hunting technique: they create a plague-like swarm up to a kilometre long, destroying all the vegetation in their path. #EarthsTropicalIslands | BBC Earth

When crops are plentiful, locusts have a unique hunting technique: they create a plague-like swarm up to a kilometre long, destroying all the vegetation in their path. | BBC Earth

619K views · 5.8K reactions | Locust swarms can travel up to 150km a...

LOCUST INVASION SA UKRAINE Officials and producers say Southern Ukraine is facing a major locust invasion, worsened by Russia’s full-scale war, which has rendered traditional pest control methods unfeasible. Locusts, capable of devastating crops in days, are breeding in inaccessible areas near the frontline. Record-high temperatures, the inability to use aircraft for spraying, and the absence of birds that would prey on them due to the fighting further complicate the crisis. 📷: REUTERS | GMA Pu