Insect plagues of Biblical proportions are still a scourge of many developing countries, such as this locust plague in the Somali Peninsula. Even in more developed agricultural countries, such as the United States, insects are becoming increasingly resistant to pesticides. Some successful campaigns against insect pests have merely exchanged one pest for another. To meet these problems, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations is advocating a combined campaign.
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Press, 8 September 1982, Page 24
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71Insect plagues of Biblical proportions are still a scourge of many developing countries, such as this locust plague in the Somali Peninsula. Even in more developed agricultural countries, such as the United States, insects are becoming increasingly resistant to pesticides. Some successful campaigns against insect pests have merely exchanged one pest for another. To meet these problems, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations is advocating a combined campaign. Press, 8 September 1982, Page 24
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