Golden clouds of locusts continue inexorable advance into Senegal capital
AFP, September, 2004
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DAKAR (AFP) — Clouds of glittering yellow locusts continued their inexorable advance across west Africa into the Senegalese capital Dakar.
The first of the finger-length insects was spotted late Tuesday in two northern suburub even as President Abdoulaye Wade issued a battlecry to agriculture ministers from nine neighboring countries to beat back the hordes that have swarmed the region in the worst plague in more than a decade.
"I propose that we mobilize the army because for me this is a real war," Wade said, proposing that five operational bases -- in Senegal, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad -- be mounted to coordinate the anti-locust drive.
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The bases would share pesticides, vehicles and communications equipment to treat infested areas as well as prevent the hatching and laying cycles of future generations.
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, just 37 million of the estimated 100 million dollars (82 million euros) ...
