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Expect locusts back in June

Residents of Tenges Ward in Baringo Central try to chase out a swarm of locusts yesterday. [Joseph Kipsang, Standard]


The second wave of locusts is expected to come back in June according to a report released by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,(FAO).

According to the Director-General of FAO, QU Dongyu, treated lands are now relatively free from the voracious pest but the first wave of swarms has reproduced and a second wave of locusts will transition from juveniles to the young adult stage in June, taking flight at a critical time when many farmers in East Africa prepare to harvest their crops.

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