Brown Locusts
latest news & developments
Locust fighters in a losing battle in the Nama Karoo
Expert calls for a radical rethink of how South Africa manages brown locust outbreaks.
Locust swarms loom in the wake of wetter weather
Unreported locust swarms in unoccupied farms, game and environmental parks can grow, cover large distances and destroy entire crops
Northern Cape farmers battle ‘horrific’ brown locust outbreak
But Agricultural Research Council says outbreak is normal, and only a medium-sized outbreak
Locust pot is stirring in the Karoo
There’s a new plague in town — and this time it’s biblical