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African Locust Plague Reported Nearly Over

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From Reuters

Africa’s worst locust plague in 30 years is almost over, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday.

An FAO statement said the population of desert locusts that ravaged crops in North and Central Africa last year has been virtually wiped out by pesticide spraying and lack of rain. Millions of locusts also perished in an unprecedented flight over the Atlantic last October.

Only Niger and Mali have been infested in the last 10 days and only small numbers of locusts persist in West and North Africa.

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