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1996 Apr 27 |
The southern Iranian town of Baft, 350 miles Southeast of Tehran, was invaded by millions of cockroaches, locusts, and grasshoppers. Links: Iran, Locusts, Insects 
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1996 May 17 |
This week huge swarms of locusts swept through the Zimbabwe capital, Harare (formerly called Salisbury). The insects had come up from Mozambique. Links: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Locusts
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1996 Aug 24 |
In Mozambique crops in the fertile districts of Manica were severely damaged by an invasion of red locusts. Links: Mozambique, Locusts
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1996 Sep 11 |
Grasshoppers plagued North Dakota. The insects were a problem in Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska. Another dry summer and it was predicted that they would spread to Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Links: Wyoming, North Dakota, Locusts, Nebraska
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1997 Apr 12 |
From Madagascar it was reported that a plague of locusts was poised to sweep over the 5 million acres of rich farmland in the south of the nation. Links: Madagascar, Locusts
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1997 Aug |
In Chad a plague of locusts began to spread across the southwest with as many as 200 locusts per square yard. Links: Chad, Locusts
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1997 Nov 14 |
In Cameroon Pres. Paul Biya launched a campaign to fight millions of locusts in the northern part of the country where crops were already decimated by drought, animal and birds. Links: Cameroon, Locusts
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1998 Mar 28 |
In Madagascar the locust swarm was reported to have covered an estimated 24 million acres in the south of the country. Links: Madagascar, Locusts
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1998 Apr 4 |
In Ethiopia a locust plague was reported covering an area of 3,700 acres in the regions of Jijiga and Dire Dawa. Aerial spraying was begun. Links: Ethiopia, Locusts
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1998 Apr 19 1998 Apr 20 |
In Arizona grasshoppers by the millions descended on communities along the lower Colorado River. Links: Arizona, Locusts
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1998 Jun 13 |
It was reported that in Madagascar a grasshopper swarm, 7 miles long, had spread into the capital city of Antananarivo. Links: Madagascar, Locusts
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2000 May |
Some 100 billion locusts threatened the states of New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. It was the worst infestation in over a decade. Links: Australia, Locusts
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2000 Jul 15 |
From China it was reported that an attack force of 700,000 ducks and chickens, trained to hunt and eat insects at the sound of a whistle, were placed in the locust-plagued fields of Xinjiang province. Links: China, Locusts, Insects
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2002 Jul 18 |
It was reported that drought in western US states was causing the biggest grasshopper invasion in 50 years. Nebraska was among the hardest hit. Links: USA, Locusts, Nebraska
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2003 Jun 22 |
It was reported that Elko, Nevada, besieged by Mormon crickets (shield-backed katydids), had spent $56,000 for 18 tons of the pesticide carbaryl to stop the infestation. The 4-year Nevada plague, the worst in 5 decades, had missed Elko until this year. Links: Nevada, Locusts
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2003 Sep 2 |
In China's Inner Mongolia a locust plague, Oedaleus decorus asiaticus, was reported to have affected some 47 million acres of grasslands. Links: China, Locusts
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2003 Nov 1 |
It was reported that central Sudan was experiencing its worst grasshopper attack in 3 decades. At least 11 people died and more than 16,000 were hospitalized with a respiratory illness doctors link to an annual locust invasion. Links: Sudan, Locusts
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2004 May 14 |
Algerian officials reported that 13 of the countries 48 provinces were infested with swarms of desert locusts. Links: Algeria, Locusts
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2004 Aug 6 |
Mali said swarms of locusts had spread across most of its vast arid territory. The swarms were moving across the Sahara desert toward countries including Senegal, Niger, Chad and Gambia. Links: Mali, Niger, Senegal, Locusts, Gambia
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2004 Aug 14 |
Africa’s worst desert locust plague in 15 years continued across Chad. Links: Chad, Africa, Locusts
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2004 Aug |
Swarms of locusts descended on Mauritania. Hundreds of swarms were also reported in Chad, Gambia, Mali, Niger, and Senegal. Links: Mali, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Locusts, Mauritania, Gambia
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2004 Nov 17 |
Millions of locusts swarmed into northern Egypt for the first time in 50 years, prompting authorities to order emergency pesticide spraying to protect the region's important agriculture industry. Links: Egypt, Locusts, Agriculture
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2004 Nov 21 |
In southern Israel swarms of locusts devoured lawns and palm trees. Links: Israel, Locusts
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2004 Nov |
Hot seasonal winds known as the Levante carried swarms of desert locusts to Spain’s Canary Islands. Links: Locusts, Canary Islands
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2004 Dec 25 |
The Sudanese government said it has readied 13 planes for fighting swarms of desert locusts, poised to enter the country from Egypt. Links: Egypt, Sudan, Locusts
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2005 May 8 |
In southeastern Niger a swarm of locusts has descended on a town, sparking fears that the West African nation, where millions of people face food shortages, could endure another invasion of the crop-munching insects. Links: Niger, Locusts
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2007 Jan 13 |
It was reported that swarms of locusts had descended on the Mexican state of Yucatan and threatened over 12,000 acres of vegetation. Links: Mexico, Locusts
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2012 May |
In northern Niger swarms of locusts were spotted and began migrating south where most of the country’s farmland is concentrated. Links: Niger, Locusts, Insects
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2012 Jul 17 |
The UN food agency warned the unrest in northern Mali means that efforts to contain the threat of desert locusts are being hampered and appealed for $10 million (8.1 million euros) in aid. It said control operations cannot be carried out because of political conflict and that 30 trucks and other equipment had been looted. Links: Mali, UN, Locusts
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