Somalia has declared a national emergency as large swarms of locusts spread across east Africa.
The country's Ministry of Agriculture said the insects, which consume large amounts of vegetation, posed "a major threat to Somalia's fragile food security situation".
There are fears that the situation may not be brought under control before the harvest begins in April.
The UN says the swarms are the largest in Somalia and Ethiopia in 25 years.
Meanwhile, neighboring Kenya has not seen a locust threat as severe in 70 years, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
However, Somalia is the first country in the region to declare an emergency over the infestation.
Somalia's unstable security situation means that planes cannot be used to spray insecticide from the air.
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Somalia declares emergency over locust swarms
Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by HankD, Feb 12, 2020.
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Buy incubators and hatch an army of chickens?
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Scott Downey Well-Known Member
I read that Somalia may have significant amount of off shore oil. They are inviting the oil majors to come in and drill for it. Saudi Arabia is right next door, so this may be true. Preliminary survey suggest this.
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church mouse guy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
I should care but I don't. Maybe the Palestinians will go help them. Naw, Islam teaches kismet. Allah don't care.
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Until those rascals stop eating the green tree start sting men, were still not quite there yet
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Looks like the locust have spread to the Middle East, as it has hit Iran..
"Iran afflicted by large swarms of desert locusts, amid coronavirus woes
'The density of locusts in the swarms is so high that a 10 to 15-centimeter layer of dead locusts forms on the ground after spraying pesticides.'..
Iran afflicted by large swarms of desert locusts, amid coronavirus woes -
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after a study of Joel
locust are not typically stinging type insects unless perhaps they are divinely equipped.
swarming locust are rare and must go through 4 phases to swarm which obviously theses have.
the big concern is the devastation to the flaura and fauna of a region denuding the countryside of harvest crops for that growing season - famine. -
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Revmitchell Well-Known MemberSite Supporter