Progress in the African locust wars.Progress in the African locust locust, in botany locust, in botany, any species of the genus Robinia, deciduous trees or shrubs of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) native to the United States and Mexico. wars An "unprecedented level" of cooperation between donor nations and African states in fighting locusts and grasshoppers Grasshoppers may refer to one of the following:
prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO FAO, n See Food and Agriculture Organization. ). The continent has been plagued this year by the worst swarms of locusts and grasshoppers in many decades (SN: 8/16/86, p.105). More than 500 tons of pesticides -- donated by the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Japan and European nations--were used to save an estimated 90 percent of the crops threatened by swarms of Senegalese grasshoppers in West Africa. The pesticides, Together with good weather, also reduced the risk of massive crop devastation in East Africa from African migratory locusts and red locusts, FAO says. The agency reports, however, that the brown-locust out-break in southern Africa, now in its second year, remains unchecked. Complicating control measures in that region is the large range of the pest--40 million hectares. |
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