Posted on 04/13/2020 9:32:15 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
A plague of locusts that struck Africa hard has returned with a vengeance and like the archetypal plague in Egypt. Billions of young locusts are spreading out from their breeding grounds in Somalia, newly hatched after seasonal rains, eating more than the older insects that passed through already.
A wave of locusts swept through East Africa last year but the current wave is estimated to be 20 times larger and is described as the worst in 70 years. This wave very much resembles the Biblical plague in this respect, coming as part of a wave of catastrophes that left the land of Egypt bereft of any food.
Many farmers are prevented by pandemic lockdowns from going out to their fields to battle the swarms. In addition, the pandemic has slowed the delivery of vital pesticides and equipment form other countries. Many field officers have been prevented from tracking and reporting on the infestation due to restrictions.
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization has called the locust outbreak, caused in part by climate change, an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods. Its officials have called this new wave some 20 times the size of the first.
(Excerpt) Read more at breakingisraelnews.com ...
Ah Jeez, another U.N. World organization....
In southern Mexico there is a biological lab who purpose is to generate diseases that afflict insects. The typical way they do this is to fill 500 gallon stainless steel tanks with a particular kind of insect, then to squish them and see if anything grows on top.
Two species of bacteria, Serratia marcescens Bizio and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Schroeter) Migula have been implicated in disease epizootics observed in field populations and laboratory-reared locusts and grasshoppers. These bacteria infect their host after being ingested and often spread rapidly.
Does ANYTHING good ever come out of that reeking cesspit? Aside from the waste of a few MIRVs, what would be lost if we just nuked it to glass from orbit?
I did not know they had climate change back in ancient Egypt.
BIN is months behind on this story. Africa was having a locust problem before Christmas.
Locust could be turned into a new food source for starving Africans and libs. Dehydrate them. Dip in chocolate. Sprinkle on spices. Grind them into powder to add to protein shakes and you name it.
20x sells more than a mere 4x.
Fake news.
Mmmmmmm. Sprinkles.............
How can people say “20 Times Bigger” when there are ALREADY millions of locust? Is some Democrat trying to count them?
The locust SWARM every 25 years or so...in the Middle East areas. They’ve been doing since recorded history.
Lots of recipes online.
17-year Cicadas?
Yes. Technically cicadas. People call them locusts.
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