Posted on 07/02/2020 1:33:42 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
A swarm of locusts is threatening to invade Brazil as the country also battles one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks.
The swarm - thought to contain 40million insects - formed in Paraguay last month and has been eating its way through Argentina since May 21, damaging crops of cane, oats, wheat and corn.
But nine days ago it made a turn to the east, and is now heading towards the border with Brazil and Uruguay.
It also comes after two other locust swarms - in India and eastern Africa - also devastated crops in those countries.
Two Brazilian states - Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina - have been put on alert for the arrival of the insects, which can move up to 93 miles in a day.
Experts say the arrival of cold weather and rain in recent days has slowed its progress, making the insects lethargic.
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“The locusts soon scoured the fields of crops, the trees of leaves, every blade of grass, the wool off sheep, the harnesses off horses, the paint off wagons and the handles off pitchforks … The locusts, farmers grimly quipped, ‘ate everything but the mortgage.’”
The Mormons had to fight off a swarm of crickets. Only thing that stopped the crickets was clocks of seagulls.
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