Locusts Populations Increase in East Africa and Asia

The dramatic rise in locusts populations has occurred in East Africa. Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia are experiencing a threat to the production of crops. Swarms have been detected in Pakistan and India. The growing concern is food security. Locusts are consuming and living on crops that feed numerous nations. Somalia in particular has been known to have limited food security. The potential human toll could be catastrophic, if not adequately addressed. Famine could happen in multiple countries at once. This also could cause economic damage in countries that are dependent on commercial agriculture. Framers risk having their businesses fail from the sudden increase in locusts. There could be an ecological shift occurring in the world. It could be the result in the change in climate or insect behavioral response. Asian hornets have been spotted in the US, which is suspicious . This is the first time such an insect has been detected in the country suggesting a change in migration pattern. Locusts could be following a new migration pattern in response to environmental changes. The locusts swarms in East Africa and Asia were not sudden. For months it was a gradual build up and became to large to ignore. African and Asian nations must assist one another to ensure protection of agriculture and food security.