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'Biblical' plague hits Italy; Sardinia is invaded by locusts

A serious locust plague is affecting this Italian region, threatening to destroy crops. Photo: thesocialpost

A serious locust plague is affecting this Italian region, threatening to destroy crops

Hordes of insects have invaded the Italian island of Sardinia, putting local pastures and agricultural crops at risk. Residents describe it as the worst insect invasion in six decades, wrote the The print.

Locusts have already devastated around 2.500 hectares of agricultural land in the province of Nuoro, in the center and east of the island of Sardinia.

Although insects are harmless to humans, they pose a threat to pastures and agricultural crops.

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The emergence of this pest is linked to a strong increase in temperature after a relatively cold month of May. Many insects left uncultivated land and went to cultivated land to feed.

Coldiretti, the main farmers' association in Italy, has called for assistance from authorities at all levels to address the problem, but there are concerns that nothing can be done now.

Leonardo Salis, the regional president of the association, declared that preventive measures should be taken taking into account the next season. He proposed plowing uncultivated land to prevent egg laying and reproduction.

“They are devouring everything in their path and, as a result, they are leaving animals without pasture and, in some cases, they are compromising the forage harvest and damaging the bark of the plants,” he said.

The main reason for the locust invasion is the sudden increase in temperature that month.

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