Desert Locusts are ravenous eaters. Usually found in semi-arid and arid deserts of East Africa, the Near East and South-West Asia, they can form large swarms and pose a major threat to food security and local livelihoods.
But what are Desert Locusts and what makes them such a threat exactly?
Let’s get up close and personal with this potentially devastating pest.
Every new generation can be up to 20 times larger than the previous one leading to an exponential increase in numbers.
See: https://www.fao.org/resources/digital-reports/desert-locusts/en/
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