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List of locust swarms

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Large swarm of the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) in Madagascar

Locust swarms have been recorded throughout history.[1] Those which have their own Wikipedia articles are listed here, but there are many more notable ones that have happened.

Swarm Year Location Size Type
Plagues of Egypt Not verified Egypt Desert locust
Locust Plague of 1874 1874 United States Rocky Mountain locust
Albert's swarm 1875 United States 3.5 – 12.5 trillion Rocky Mountain locust
1915 Ottoman Syria locust infestation 1915 Israel, Lebanon, and Syria
2003–2005 Africa locust infestation 2003–05 West Africa
2013 Madagascar locust infestation 2013 Madagascar billions migratory locust
January 2016 Argentine locust swarm 2016 Argentina
2019–2022 locust infestation 2019 Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Iran, India and Pakistan Desert locust

References

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  1. ^ "Looking Back at the Days of the Locust". The New York Times. 23 April 2002.