Locusts and Grasshoppers Things to Know

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What is a locust, and what makes it different from a grasshopper? That’s a simple question — but it doesn’t have a simple answer. Triggered by factors such as weather and agricultural practices, the once-solitary insects become social creatures, seemingly in the blink of an eye. • • These unwanted visitors descended on Las Vegas in July 2019 in a swarm so big, it could be spotted on radar. And in January 2020, Kenya is in the midst of a desert locust outbreak, which has already caused serious damage to farmland there and in Somalia and Ethiopia. • Learn more: Locust and Grasshopper Management: https://knowmag.org/2Rk0ou3 • Explores the economic devastation locusts can wreak on a region and what can be done to try to mitigate the problem. • Stay in the know — connect today: • Newsletter: https://www.knowablemagazine.org/news... • Facebook: / knowablemagazine • Twitter: / knowablemag • LinkedIn: / knowable-magazine • Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@KnowableMag • Instagram: / knowablemag • Apple News: https://apple.news/TXaGytIlrROWiK3lqE... • RSS feed: https://www.knowablemagazine.org/rss

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