FILE PHOTO: Desert locusts are seen on a tree at a ranch near the town on Nanyuki in Laikipia county, Kenya, February 21, 2020. Hundreds of thousands of young desert locusts perch on trees, shrubs, and in the grass. Desert locusts feed on nearly all green vegetation and crops, including leaves, flowers, bark, fruit, millet and rice. In a bulletin from July 3, the FAO said it expected swarm formation in Kenya to continue until mid-July. It said that in June, control operations treated around 30,830 hectares against locusts, around 8,500 hectares by air.

Source: Standard Digital July 06, 2020 13:11 UTC