Brown locust outbreaks threaten Southern Africa
Dr Gerhard Verdoorn, operations and stewardship manager at CropLife South Africa, has warned that the recent huge outbreaks of brown locusts (Locustana pardalina) in Southern Africa could cause a humanitarian crisis.
In an interview with , he said that outbreaks “of note” had been reported in Namibia, Botswana, and the Karoo area of South Africa.
