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My town was invaded by the "el djirad"desert locusts. The farmers were very sad with this event. These insects eat all what they see. Any green is devastated. Most of the date palm trees leaves and fruits were damaged. Besides , crops was first ruined. for farmers it was a nightmare.
Desert Locust : criquet pelerin (Schistocerca gregaria)
by Tony Harris
other true locust species like the brown locust of South Africa, the Moroccan locust, and the South American and Australian varieties.
Species14
invation area: 11 million square miles
from the west coast of Africa to Burma and from the shores of Europe to Central Africa
examples:
the brown locust of South Africa, the Moroccan locust, and the South American and Australian varieties the bush locusts of Africa, and the spotted grasshoppers of South East Asia swarm capacity::
Its extraordinary mobility and its ability to take rapid advantage of the climate and geography in which it finds itself
It can survive the wide range of temperatures found in the desert.
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