Watch: A locust swarm can be as large as 460 square miles (1,191 sq. km)—just large enough to make you want to stay indoors. | National Geographic

Farmers in western South Africa battling invasion of swarms of locusts during recent outbreak that could result in massive crop destruction. Some have been trying to curb the spread by fumigating before the locusts are big enough to fly. https://abcn.ws/33XzZsP | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

Locust Plague Devours 40,000 Tonnes of Vegetation When crops are plentiful, locusts have a unique hunting technique: they create a plague-like swarm up to a kilometre long, destroying all the vegetation in their path. #EarthsTropicalIslands | BBC Earth

Sikongo Rice Farmers Thank Govt for Locust Control By Sibeso Likezo Some Farmers in Sikongo District of Western province have thanked government for moving in quickly to combat the red locusts infestation in the district. Representing affected rice farmers, JERRY MUTATA, says his 12 hectares of rice field has been infested by the locusts. #Rice #Locust #farming | ZNBC Today