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Two recent tropical cyclones that have caused heavy rainfall in
The governments of
“Desert locusts usually fly with the wind and can travel a distance of about 100-150 km a day,” said FAO locust expert Keith Cressman. “Locusts can stay in the air for long periods of time, for example, they regularly cross the
Desert locusts have crossed the
They are migratory grasshoppers that often travel in vast swarms. A desert locust lives for about 3-5 months. Its lifecycle comprises three stages, an egg, hopper and finally, an adult. An adult desert locust consumes roughly its own 2-gram weight in fresh food every day. A very small part of an average swarm eats as much food in one day as about 2,500 people.