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China Warns of Desert Locust Invasion

The pests have already wreaked havoc across several East African countries, as well as India and Pakistan.

 

Desert locusts are said to be one the world’s most destructive migratory pests, spreading fast and devouring any crops in their path. The current blight of desert locusts, considered to be the worst in decades, has affected large swaths of farmland in countries ranging from East Africa to South Asia, threatening food supplies for millions of people in those regions.

Last week, the forestry administration said China’s risk of a desert locust invasion remains low. However, experts predict that locust plagues in neighboring countries including Pakistan and India, as well as favorable weather patterns, could allow the pests to spread into the regions of Tibet, Xinjiang, or Yunnan in June and July.