Meanings of locust swarm in English

Locust swarms are not new in East Africa, the Middle East and South Asia.

Few people had looked at how locusts swarm since the 1960s-itwas, frankly, too hard.

During outbreaks, locust swarms can contain millions of insects travelling thousands of kilometers while devastating vegetation and crops.

In east Africa, desertification has created ideal conditions for biblical-scale locust swarms that are destroying crops and livelihoods.

Like locusts swarming over ripe grain.

The UN has warned the locust swarms could increase 500 times by June, posing a major threat to the region.

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Desert locusts swarm over a tree in Isiolo county, Kenya, in an outbreak threatening crops across parts of Africa.

"You say you seen a locust swarm?" he asked.

Locust swarms have caused massive damage to food growing in the fields, sometimes with devastating consequences for people who rely on the food.

The way Volvo sees it, there's no difference between millions of locusts swarming across Africa and millions of people commuting to work each morning.

A fine of $100 is imposed upon any settler failing to report the presence of locust swarms or hopper eggs on his land.

Play Video 0:20 Footage shows desert locusts swarming a region in Uganda -video In response, Uganda has deployed its army.

Locust swarms have infested 23 countries across East Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, the biggest outbreak in 70 years, the World Bank said.