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Locust plague heads towards China: Country faces 'DISASTER' between now and September with the insects already invading southern city, officials warn
Chinese authorities said the pests had ravaged nearly 26 square miles of fields
Armies of the bamboo-feeding bugs were spotted in a region bordering the Laos
Footage shows large swarms of the insects flying across the sky above farmland
The Laos has been hit by a plague of yellow-spined bamboo locusts since March
By MailOnline Reporter
Published: 06:50 EDT, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 08:38 EDT, 10 July 2020
Chinese officials have warned that parts of the country could be ravaged by a locust plague between now and September after armies of the insects already 'invaded' the country.
Swarms of yellow-spined bamboo locusts have destroyed about 26 square miles of fields in Pu'er after raiding the city from China's border with Laos, the local government said.
The Pu'er forestry authority yesterday issued an early warning, predicting a potential locust 'disaster' in China's southern border regions after the spread of the pests 'accelerated'...
Locust plague heads towards China: Country faces 'DISASTER' between now and September with the insects already invading southern city, officials warn
Chinese authorities said the pests had ravaged nearly 26 square miles of fields
Armies of the bamboo-feeding bugs were spotted in a region bordering the Laos
Footage shows large swarms of the insects flying across the sky above farmland
The Laos has been hit by a plague of yellow-spined bamboo locusts since March
By MailOnline Reporter
Published: 06:50 EDT, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 08:38 EDT, 10 July 2020
Chinese officials have warned that parts of the country could be ravaged by a locust plague between now and September after armies of the insects already 'invaded' the country.
Swarms of yellow-spined bamboo locusts have destroyed about 26 square miles of fields in Pu'er after raiding the city from China's border with Laos, the local government said.
The Pu'er forestry authority yesterday issued an early warning, predicting a potential locust 'disaster' in China's southern border regions after the spread of the pests 'accelerated'...