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A migrating locust swarm. Such swarms cause almost complete destruction to all green vegetation over vast areas, especially agricultural crops. Credit: CSIRO via Wikimedia Commons.

Israeli locust slayers train Ethiopians to save crops

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Some call it a plague. Yoav Motro calls it a war. The enemies are the huge armies of desert locusts destroying farm and grazing lands across nine East African countries. In Ethiopia alone, the locusts...
Swarms of the Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) forming in Horn of Africa. Source: The Food and Agriculture Organization at the United Nations.

Plague of locusts to hit Africa, Mideast, says UN group

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Locusts are coming to Africa and the Middle East just in time for Passover, though will likely not affect Israel or the country’s crops, The Times of Israel reported on Monday, citing Locust Watch, part of...