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East Africa: Second Wave of Two New Generations of Locusts Will Leave Region Starving - FAO
East African, 18 April 2020
A gigantic swarm of locusts is expected to descend on East and Horn of Africa countries causing huge destruction of crops, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has warned. Read more »
Second, Bigger Wave of Locusts Will Plague East Africa - Experts
The new swarms expected to hatch in May 2020 will be descendants from the first generation that the Horn of Africa countries are battling to contain with little or no success. Scientists estimate that the swarms in the region will be 400 times bigger by June if successive generations are not eliminated.
Desert locusts destroy vegetation at Mukinyai Farm in Kenya's Nakuru County.
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Uganda: Alarm As Locusts Adapt to Spraying
Monitor, 14 April 2020
Locusts have become more adept at beating measures meant to eliminate them, scientists have warned. Read more »
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East Africa: Locusts Swarms Could Grow 20-Fold Due to Ongoing Rains
Capital FM, 13 April 2020
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN is continuing its efforts to contain the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa despite restrictions on the movement of personnel and… Read more »
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East Africa: Fight Against Desert Locust Swarms Goes On in East Africa Despite Coronavirus Crisis Measures
UN News, 9 April 2020
Sustained efforts to contain East Africa's worst invasion of desert locusts in decades are forging ahead, despite limits on the flow of personnel and equipment stemming from the… Read more »
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Kenya: Brace for Second Wave of Locust Invasion - Experts
Nation, 6 April 2020
The second wave desert locusts, 20 times bigger than the first one, will soon ravage farms in Kenya and East Africa, experts have warned. Read more »
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Uganda: Locusts Cross to Teso, Lango and Acholi Regions
Monitor, 6 April 2020
The new swarm of desert locusts that entered in Amudat on Saturday have now crossed to Teso, Acholi and Langi sub regions. Read more »
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Uganda: Locusts Invade Karamoja Again
Observer, 5 April 2020
A large swarm of desert locusts estimated to cover about 100,000 acres has entered into Uganda and settled in the districts of Karamoja sub-region in northeastern Uganda. Read more »
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East Africa: What We Found When We Tested a Botanical Pesticide to Combat Locusts
The Conversation Africa, 16 March 2020
Swarming locusts are famous for their destructive potential. Currently, locust outbreaks in East Africa are threatening the livelihoods of hundreds of farmers and their families.… Read more »
InFocus
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Billions of desert locusts have swept across east Africa, threatening the livelihoods of more than 20 million people. The United Nations has called the infestation - which has also ... Read more »
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Farmers have criticised the government for abandoning the war on the destructive insects and called for speedy intervention. They are worried that the invasion could lead to major ... Read more »
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Officials have said the hopper bands could form swarms close to 100 times larger than the wave that descended in the region from neighbouring Somalia and Ethiopia. A newly hatched ... Read more »
