A local farmer Theophilus Mwendwa runs through a desert locust swarm in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, some 200km east of the capital Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
A resident holds locusts in their hand in Nakaprit, Uganda. AFP
Swarms of desert locusts fly up into the air from crops in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. AP
Swarms of locusts land and feed on shea trees, which are a big source of food and income for local farmers, in Otuke, Uganda. AFP
A farmer tries to chase away locusts in Pipli Pahar village in Pakistan's central Punjab province. AFP
A swarm of desert locusts sit on the ground in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, some 200km east of the capital Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
A swarm of desert locusts sits on braches of a tree in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, some 200km east of the capital Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
A local farmer Theophilus Mwendwa tries to chase away a swarm of desert locusts in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, Kenya. EPA
Farmers try to chase away swarms of desert locusts from a tree on their land by shaking branches, banging sticks together, and shouting, in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. AP Photo
A desert locust sits on a maize plant at a farm in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. AP Photo
Swarms of desert locusts fly above trees in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. AP Photo
A local farmer Theophilus Mwendwa runs through a desert locust swarm in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, some 200km east of the capital Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
A resident holds locusts in their hand in Nakaprit, Uganda. AFP
Swarms of desert locusts fly up into the air from crops in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. AP
Swarms of locusts land and feed on shea trees, which are a big source of food and income for local farmers, in Otuke, Uganda. AFP
A farmer tries to chase away locusts in Pipli Pahar village in Pakistan's central Punjab province. AFP
A swarm of desert locusts sit on the ground in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, some 200km east of the capital Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
A swarm of desert locusts sits on braches of a tree in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, some 200km east of the capital Nairobi, Kenya. EPA
A local farmer Theophilus Mwendwa tries to chase away a swarm of desert locusts in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, Kenya. EPA
Farmers try to chase away swarms of desert locusts from a tree on their land by shaking branches, banging sticks together, and shouting, in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. AP Photo
A desert locust sits on a maize plant at a farm in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. AP Photo
Swarms of desert locusts fly above trees in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. AP Photo
A local farmer Theophilus Mwendwa runs through a desert locust swarm in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, some 200km east of the capital Nairobi, Kenya. EPA