Desert Locust Plagues

For thousands of years humans have found themselves vulnerable to plagues of desert locusts. Some 50 countries in Africa the Middle East and Asia have been ravaged at one time or another by huge devouring swarms of locusts. With the consequent often total destruction of crops and grazing widespread hunger and starvation ensued. Colin Everard's book takes as its geographical focus the Horn of Africa an area which throughout history has suffered catastrophically from locust plagues. Based on his own extensive experience in the region Everard describes one of the greatest (albeit unsung) triumphs of the 20th century namely how the desert locust scourge has at last been virtually brought under control.