16K views · 420 reactions | Farmers in western South Africa battling invasion of swarms of locusts during recent outbreak that could result in massive crop destruction. Some have been trying to curb the spread by fumigating before the locusts are big enough to fly. https://abcn.ws/33XzZsP | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir | Facebook

6.2M views · 19K reactions | Locust Plague Devours 40,000 Tonnes of Vegetation When crops are plentiful, locusts have a unique hunting technique: they create a plague-like swarm up to a kilometre long, destroying all the vegetation in their path. #EarthsTropicalIslands | BBC Earth | Facebook

LOCUST INVASION SA UKRAINE Officials and producers say Southern Ukraine is facing a major locust invasion, worsened by Russia’s full-scale war, which has rendered traditional pest control methods unfeasible. Locusts, capable of devastating crops in days, are breeding in inaccessible areas near the frontline. Record-high temperatures, the inability to use aircraft for spraying, and the absence of birds that would prey on them due to the fighting further complicate the crisis. 📷: REUTERS | GMA Pu