Locusts

Tylin Colston


 * Locusts invaded Nigeria
 * Niger (in the north) and Benin (in the west)
 * A sufficient supply of food was produced
 * Sufficient supply due to plentiful rainfall
 * Mainly millet and maize (corn) fields
 * The northern state of Kebbi was said to have spent 15 million naira ($114,000) on spraying
 * They felt that if the other effected countries came together they could solve the problem
 * They also wanted help from the UN food agency and other international organizations
 * Nigeria felt the need to fight the problem
 * They were worried that they would cross the border
 * Causing harm to other countries crops
 * At one point threatening 2.5 million people of starvation
 * After the west African began
 * International Agencies continued to help
 * Female locusts lay eggs right into the ground
 * Two weeks laterthey emerge a bright green color (called a solitary locusts)
 * After interaction with other locusts they turn yellow and black (called a gregarious locusts)
 * These locusts then form swarms and search for food
 * Two weeks laterthey emerge a bright green color (called a solitary locusts)
 * After interaction with other locusts they turn yellow and black (called a gregarious locusts)
 * These locusts then form swarms and search for food

Work Cited: Information - [] [|http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3580092.stm#]

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