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A United Nations locust monitor said there could be a large number of locusts on the border between India and Pakistan around this spring and summer, RT reported on February 11. At present, a rare locust plague has affected the African continent.

Large numbers of desert locusts have worried and panicked residents of Yemen and Saudi Arabia and caused damage to some countries in the Horn of Africa. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says the plague of locusts is the worst in East Africa in 25 years and the worst in Kenya in 70 years.

Keith Cressman, a senior locust forecast official of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, said in an interview with the Indian Asia News Service on Monday that after breeding in the Horn of Africa, locusts may migrate near the border between India and Pakistan. There they may bring a double whammy with newly hatched locusts from southern Iran.

"there is a potential risk that these swarms of locusts may start from mid-May until sometime in July, starting from the Horn of Africa," he said. arrive there for monsoon rains in Rajasthan, India and in the Joristan-Tapaka region of Pakistan. " He mentioned that in the worst case, due to the warm climate and abundant Rain Water, Iran may enter the locust breeding season ahead of time. Conditions in the Horn of Africa are currently conducive to the rapid reproduction of pests, which is the primary cause of pest infestation. If the climate and Rain Water continue to be good for insects, they are likely to migrate to India and Pakistan this year, which has not happened for some time, the official said.

Kresman said, "this is due to the current large number of locusts in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, and the number of locusts is likely to increase further in the next six months between now and June. As a result, their number is likely to increase by 400 times the current number."

Last year, Iranian locusts attacked Pakistan and India. Cressman said he hoped the two countries would be better prepared to deal with locusts than countries such as Somalia or Ethiopia. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization says African countries lack security and funds to control and contain the disaster that could soon seriously affect South Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. The region is already suffering from food insecurity, so the crisis could lead to severe famine.

Desert locusts are one of the most dangerous pests. An adult insect weighing 2 grams can eat food equivalent to its weight in a day, while there are usually tens of millions of locusts in a flock. After eating crops in certain areas, they can also fly 150 kilometers in a day.

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