NOTE: Before answering the following questions, read the info under “Background” and watch the videos under “Resources” below.

1. List the who, what, where and when of the news report.

2. In what countries have the locusts swarmed?

3. What caused these huge swarms of locusts?

4. What is the most effective way of dealing with the locusts?

CHALLENGE: Did you know the U.S. experienced locust swarms? From Wikipedia: The last major swarms of Rocky Mountain locust were between 1873 and 1877, when the locust caused $200 million in crop damage in Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and other states. (The Rocky Mountain locust became extinct in 1902.) Do an internet search on whether there have been any other locust or grasshopper swarms affecting crops in the U.S.