2oceansvibe News | South African and international news

Sponsored by RSAWeb rss
2ov Radio
  • Home
  • About
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Seth Rotherham
  • du Cap Collection
  • Café du Cap
  • Cabine du Cap
  • Media Packs / Advertising
  • Contact
    • Contact
    • Anonymous Tips
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
Seth Rotherham
  • Eastern Cape Locust Swarm Must Be Seen To Be Believed [Video]

    09 Apr 2021 by Jasmine Stone in Animals, Environment, Nature, South Africa, Video
    Related Posts
    • Watch Billie Eilish's Acting Debut As A Cult Leader On Donald Glover's New Series [Videos]
    • 10 000 Rugby Fields: These SA Locust Swarms Are Completely Out Of Control [Videos]
    • Crazy Footage Of Locust Outbreaks On SA Farms [Videos]
    • Kenya Is Dealing With A Radical Locust Plague [Video]
    • The 2018 Russia World Cup Is Being Threatened By A Very Unlikely Source

    [imagesource: YouTube / One Land Love It]

    You’re looking at locusts, and lots of them, but we’ll get to the videos shortly.

    Last year, Kenya suffered its worst locust infestation in 70 years, with swarms numbering well into the billions decimating crops as they moved.

    South Africa was not spared, either, with our biggest locust outbreak in more than a decade starting in the Eastern Cape in October, and spreading to the Free State, the Northern Cape, and the Western Cape.

    Northern Cape farmers were still battling brown locusts as recently as two weeks ago, and now it’s the Eastern Cape that is under siege.

    Business Insider SA reports that the swarms have been filmed moving “through the grasslands outside the Eastern Cape town of Graaff-Reinet” in “a seemingly unending mass of locusts darkening the sky”.

    This footage was shared by Landbou.com, with Philip Kemp, a government contractor in charge of locust control in the Graaff-Reinet region, saying these are “the worst swarms I have ever encountered, and I’ve been involved in locust spraying for many years.”

    Observe:

    I wouldn’t say the swarm is “darkening the sky”, but I also think you need to see it for yourself in order to fully grasp the situation.

    Another video, uploaded last week to YouTube account One Land Love It, shows another swarm, with the footage shot in the “drought-ravaged Karoo in the Eastern Cape”.

    Skip ahead to the 2:40 mark if you’re pressed for time and look at the sheer numbers:

    Sadly for farmers in the area, and across the country, things are set to get to worse in the coming weeks, according to Dr. Gerhard Verdoorn of CropLife SA, a non-profit agricultural industry association.

    There is no quick or easy fix to this agricultural problem, although, in Kenya and other parts of East Africa, The Bug Picture uses community-based harvesting and processing of locusts for use as the protein input in animal feed and biofertiliser.

    [source:businsidersa]

    • ← Dead Man Unnoticed For Nine Years Due To Automatic Payments
    • Ja, So Khloe Kardashian Hit Back After THAT Photo With This Video →
    • Tweet
    • Tags:
    • locust
    • locust swarm
    • locusts
    • swarm
    • swarms

    Latest News

    • At 4 850 Years Old This Tree Is Older Than The Pyramids Of Giza

      [imagesource:flickr] People flock to Egypt every year to visit the 4,500-year-old Great...

    • There’s A 13% Greater Likelihood Of A Heart Attack On This One Day Of The Week

      [imagesource:needpix] There's one day of the week that can be pretty deadly when it com...

    • Ka-Ching! Cape Town Raked In A Lekker Fortune With The 2023 E-Prix

      [imagesource:wikiwand] If you're still wondering if it was worth it to close the foresh...

    • Watch Jennifer Coolidge And Jeremy Allen White Flirt And Chat About ‘The White Lotus’ And ‘The Bear’ [Video]

      [imagesource:youtube/variety] Two of the best TV shows of the last year or so - The Whi...

    • Step Aside Rihanna: ‘Homeless’ Duo In Cape Town Gardens Amaze Locals

      [imagesource:tiktok] You never know what awaits you when you stroll through the 'Compan...


    • 2oceansvibe Partners

    • CONTACT US
    • GOT A HOT STORY?
    • 2oceansvibe Radio
    • 2oceansvibe Media
    • Media Pack
    • Seth Rotherham
    • Café du Cap
    • Cabine du Cap
    • Cape Town City Accommodation
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Business
    • Media
    • Entertainment
    • Tech/Sci
    • World
    • Travel
    • Lifestyle
    • Sport
    • Politics
  • Follow

    2oceansvibe.com is part of the 2oceansVibe Media Group

    DMMA Logo