Iran launches operation to fight swarms of desert locusts | Al Jazeera

Iranian authorities are engaged in a large-scale operation across several provinces in southern Iran to battle swarms of migratory locusts that threaten billions of dollars worth of food in farmlands at a critical time for the country.

See how Saudi Arabia is covered with an anomalous locust invasion / الجراد السعودية

 

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video : Billions of locusts cover the sky in Saudi Arabia, Dukhna

 

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Living on Locusts and Wild Honey: Swedes to Enjoy a Diet of Insects and Algae

With the world's population steadily on the rise, the Earth is reportedly heading towards its hardest food crisis in history. To combat the imminent food crisis, Swedish scientists advocate the consumption of algae and insects as a future source of protein. Remarkably, their fellow Swedes are not all averse to this weird diet.

Rats plague Xinjiang grasslands

Rats are ravaging 380,000 hectares of grasslands in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Thursday.

UN: Madagascar needs money to continue battle against locust plague

UN, 21 January 2015 – The battle against a plague of locusts in Madagascar is in danger of being lost, as funding to continue efforts against widespread infestations runs out, putting 13 million people at risk of food insecurity, the United Nations agricultural agency said today.