A plague of biblical proportions, locusts have been a devastating part of human life since the beginning of agriculture. We know them well. We've learned their strengths and weaknesses over the millennia, but only now, thanks to technology and community projects, we're starting to get the upper hand. Here's how to defeat a plague of locusts.

Timeline:

00:00 Are Locusts Worse Than Mosquitoes?
01:17 Desert Locusts
04:40 Locust Crisis
06:37 Pandemic Delays in Locust Control
08:23 Control Strategies
10:57 Science Behind Swarming
12:39 Historical Plagues
14:37 Pesticide Risks and Alternatives
15:26 Duck Army Myth
16:03 Climate Change’s Future Impact

Special Thanks to
Keith Cressman
Laura Stanford - The Bug Picture thebugpicture.com
fao.org/locust-watch

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Director: Andres Salazar
Host: Tasha the Amazon
Artist: Danielle Dufault
Associate Producer: Ulla Laidlaw
Post Production Supervisor: David Uribe

Examining the nature of the beast.

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