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Thursday, March 05, 2020

South Sudan: Desert locusts reported in South Sudan



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Desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) live in dry grasslands and deserts

Desert locusts reported in South Sudan
Catherine Byaruhanga
BBC News, Kampala
Dated 18 February 2020

The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation in South Sudan has confirmed the first detection of desert locusts in the country since the latest upsurge in East Africa.

The swarm was sighted in Magwi County, in the south-east of the country, and is believed to have flown in from northern Uganda.


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