Locusts

Aswan governor urges intensified action to fight locust swarms south Egypt

Sat, 25 May 2019 - 09:44 GMT

Aswan Governor issued directives to officials to intensify action meant to battle swarms of locusts that appeared Friday night on the southern borders.

As danger looms, Egypt prepares for probable locust attack

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 - 04:20 GMT

A locust outbreak in Sudan and Eritrea is spreading rapidly along both sides of the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the U.N. FAO warned.

Agriculture Ministry sets up locust control plan

Wed, 20 Sep 2017 - 06:03 GMT

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation started a pre-emptive plan in border areas to control the anticipated swarms of desert locusts.

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