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Madagascar is located along the locusts' migration route, which helps explain the issue.

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Because of hotter, more consistent heat waves, the locusts have a tendency to stick around.

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In 2012 the government authorized an aggressive pesticide campaign to try to control the locust population.

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For some people the locusts are a main source of food.

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The result of the aggressive pesticide campaign is that those who eat the dead locusts can become sick from the chemicals.

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In the meantime the bugs are continuing to swarm and devastate farmland.

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Seriously one of the scariest things I've ever seen.

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