We had not seen anything on this since
Locust Watch bulletin #51* in mid-August and thought the little buggers had died or moved on by now.
No.
*FAO
-
Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP
)
15
August
2017
Situation level:
THREAT in
Russia
Situation level:
CAUTION
in
Kazakhstan (CIT & LMI)
Situation level:
CALM
in
Afghanistan, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
From the Daily Mail, September 9:
Fishermen battle their way through an enormous swarm of locusts which has devastated swathes of farmland in southern Russia
- Innumerable insects filled the sky in Ninovka as fishermen battle through swarm
- Comes as huge migrations of locust devastated farms across southern Russian
- Successful attempts to dispel the insects using noise last year have not worked
Horrifying footage shows an enormous swarm of locusts devouring everything in their path in a Russian town.
Innumerable insects filled the skies of Ninovka, in the south of the country, to the horror of locals.
The video, which was shot last month, shows a group of fishermen as they battle past the swarm of locusts.
It comes as huge migrations of the flying insects have devastate farms in southern Russian and surrounding regions....
MORE
It's probably time to start scanning for 'frogs' and 'festering boils' in the various news feeds.
More tomorrow.
