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Kenya: Drones Deployed to Fight Locusts in Samburu as Farms Ravaged
Nation, 9 November 2020
Disaster response teams in Samburu have started using drones equipped with mapping sensors to spray desert locusts that are ravaging crops and pasturelands in the region. Read more »
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Kenya: Samburu Stares at Second Wave of Desert Locust Invasion
Nation, 23 October 2020
Disaster response teams in Samburu have warned of a second wave of locust invasion after seven swarms were spotted in the county yesterday. Read more »
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East Africa: Science May Not Be Enough to Prevent the Desert Locust Plague in East Africa
Daily Maverick, 19 October 2020
The desert locust plague across a broad swathe of East Africa is likely to continue in November, with new swarms forming near Somalia. But combating the outbreaks has been… Read more »
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Kenya: FAO - Kenya Staring At Another Wave of Locusts Invasion
Nation, 12 October 2020
Kenya is staring at another wave of desert locusts' invasion, as fresh swarms migrate to northern Kenya from Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea. Read more »