Climate Adaptation
Coronavirus Slowing Desert Locust Response Amid New Swarms
- Cost of shipping pesticides triples because of fewer flights
- New swarms forming in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, Iran
A local resident shakes a bottle filled with pebbles at a swarm of desert locusts in Mathiakani, Kitui County, Kenya.
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The coronavirus pandemic is hampering the fight against locusts in East Africa as the delivery of pesticides and equipment is delayed, heightening the threat to food security at the worst time.