(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, several areas in Nghe An province, such as Yen Thanh, Do Luong, and Con Cuong, are being ravaged by locusts. Particularly in Con Cuong district, such as Chau Khe and Lang Khe communes, this plague has caused severe damage to crops and even raw materials like bamboo.
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| Every year, as the winter-spring rice harvest in the Mekong Delta is nearing its end, the locust season begins to wreak havoc. |
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| The young grasshoppers grow rapidly. |
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| The locusts are old and destructive, wreaking havoc with terrifying frequency. |
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| From corn leaves, sugarcane leaves, rice leaves, elephant grass, to various forest tree leaves, even bamboo leaves. Reporters from Nghe An Newspaper have observed that currently, in Con Cuong district, communes such as Chau Khe and Lang Khe are being devastated by locusts, destroying crops and raw materials belonging to local people. |
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| During the day, when the sun rises, they usually hide in green trees or other secluded places. |
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| In the afternoon, as the sunlight begins to soften, it's time for them to start "feeding." On tree branches and in bushes, grasshoppers emerge, covering branches and leaves tightly. |
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| And they were flying around in the air. According to local residents in Lang Khe commune, this locust plague has only appeared in the last few years. And this year, in particular, there are a lot of them. |
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| The shrubs in the forest were also destroyed by locusts. These had been a source of food for the people's livestock for a long time. |
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| According to local residents, one of the reasons for the increasing number of locusts and their devastating effects is the proliferation of birds hunted for pets and for food. With fewer birds that catch insects and locusts, the locusts have had the opportunity to wreak havoc. |
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| The bamboo stalks were left bare after being ravaged by locusts. |
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| Dozens of hectares of bamboo plantations belonging to local people have been and are being destroyed by this terrifying insect. |
Ho Phuong