SWARMS OF LOCUSTS
RAVAGE SOUTH AFRICA AND ARGENTINA.
The extent of the locust pest in South Africa may be guaged from the fact that ( 832,896 swarms were destroyed, in the Union, and over 110,000 in Bechuanaland and south-west Africa during the year ended June 30th, 1925. The expenditure incurred in this connection amounted to £377,214. Over 1000 tons of industrialised locusts were read,y for shipment from Argentina to Germany early this year. The shipment was to be made by the Defensa Agricola, the body which controls the locust destruction. Locusts were, some years ago, also used largely for dogs’ biscuits and dliicken food.
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Waipa Post, Volume 31, Issue 1766, 5 June 1926, Page 3
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103SWARMS OF LOCUSTS Waipa Post, Volume 31, Issue 1766, 5 June 1926, Page 3
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