Canary Islands' invading locusts 'dying off' -- only 10 million remain
AFP, December, 2004
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PUERTO DEL ROSARIO, Spain (AFP) — The locust invasion that swept over Spain's Canary Islands a week ago is beginning to recede, but some 10 million of the flying pests remain, local government officials told AFP.
The locusts blown by wind and rain onto the Spanish islands "are dying off," an agricultural official, Antonio Ortega, said Wednesday.
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"They are having problems feeding, they're tired from travelling, and many have lost legs and wings and are dying. Others have been blown back to sea by the wind," Ortega said, predicting that the insects would be completely gone ...
