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From the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations:
07/05/2025
Key points
- Overview: Desert locust outbreaks persisted in southern Sahara and Northwestern Africa
- Current situation: Groups, breeding and bands increased in Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia; adult groups in Niger, breeding and groups in Morocco, adults and a small band in Chad. Adult groups and swarms declined along the Nile Valley of Sudan and Egypt; few bands and adult groups in Saudi Arabia.
- Control operations: Doubled during April (34 436 ha) compared to March (17 962 ha)
- Forecast: Spring breeding will continue in Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia with new hopper groups and bands. Adult groups and small swarms may migrate to Chad, Niger and Mali. Small-scale spring breeding may persist along the Nile Valley in Sudan and Egypt, and in the interior of Saudi Arabia. Control operations will be required.
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Nasty buggers. The FAO/USDA rule of thumb is that a square-kilometer swarm contains 40 million insects and eats enough food to feed 35,000 people for a day. Note camels barely visible through the swarm.
