6.2M views · 19K reactions | 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 | Facebook

2.8K views · 183 reactions | Desert locust swarms could create a serious food crisis in East Africa and Yemen. A second wave of locusts is expected during the upcoming harvest. What FAO is doing to protect food security in the region https://bit.ly/2Loiw3f | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Facebook

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