Wednesday, 3 June 2020

Locust Swarms have invaded the globe at various times

Locusts are destroying crops in Pakistan. In human history, large swarms of locusts have come from America to Australia and have been clearing crops, orchards, fields, and orchards. In the Qur'an, the torment of the locust heart is mentioned with reference to Pharaoh. The giant swarms of locusts invaded the globe in different periods so that Noah had to face a severe famine.

Over the past 2,000 years, large swarms of locusts have invaded China, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. In 1875, the Rocky Mountain Locust, which covered more than 12 trillion and 188,000 square miles, turned vast areas of the United States into barren land.

Beginning with India in the 18th and 19th centuries, the Bombay Locust encompassed the whole of Southeast Asia. From 1926 to 1989, five major locust heart epidemics engulfed the world. In 1915 Syria, Palestine, and Lebanon, in 2003 the African Locust, in 2013 the Madagascar Locust, and in 2016 the Argentine Locust cleared crops and greenery. According to research, a swarm of 70 billion locusts spread over 460 square miles consumes 300 million pounds of crops a day.

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