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That would mitigate the problem, but I don't think that could be used as a food source to replace what they destroyed, they eat up to their own weight per day,
by ajnin 7y ago
That would mitigate the problem, but I don't think that could be used as a food source to replace what they destroyed, they eat up to their own weight per day, however insect digestion is pretty inefficient, they leave a lot of nutrients behind, so eating them up would only partially replace the losses.
Also catching a substantial fraction of a swarm that is spread over a very very large area and moves by up to 150 km a day would be very hard, and is largely impossible currently.
- ChuckMcM 7y agoExactly. The thought though was that if you created systems for processing locusts into flour around the area then that might incentivize people to catch and bring them locusts. If that became a regular thing it would keep populations down so that even in ideal swarm conditions the growth would not be as severe. And it could provide an indigenous economic stream, always a good thing in Africa.