Israel
March 18, 2013
Another swarm of locusts in Israel sparks new concerns
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A swarm of locusts fly near Kmehin in Israel's Negev Desert on March 5. Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters
Another swarm of locusts entered Israel, spurring concerns that they will continue to infest the country for several weeks.
A new swarm was discovered in southern Israel on Saturday.
Locusts have been discovered mating and laying eggs throughout Israel's South, Globes reported, citing the Ministry of Agriculture.
The ministry said it will concentrate on the new swarms and spray the other locations later, even after the eggs are hatched, since the newly hatched locusts cannot fly. New swarms could come from several directions.
According to the ministry, the locusts have not caused great damage to crops.
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Locusts on a branch near Kmehin in Israel's Negev desert on March 5. Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters
Locusts fly near a car belonging to experts as they map the swarms of locusts near Kmehin in Israel's Negev desert on March 5. Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters
A foreign worker from Thailand shows fried locusts before eating them at his house near Kmehin in Israel's Negev desert on March 5. Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters
A swarm of locusts fly near Kmehin in Israel's Negev desert on March 5. Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters
A swarm of locusts fly near Kmehin in Israel's Negev Desert on March 5. Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters
A swarm of locusts fly near Kmehin in Israel's Negev Desert on March 5. Photo by Amir Cohen/Reuters
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