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They say when life throws you lemons, you make lemonade. But what happens when life throws swarms of desert locusts your way? You could make fertilizer

Placing weather intelligence in the hands of farmers means that instead of fearing for their crops, farmers can take prior action to limit locust damages.

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Guest Opinion: Zombies, cicadas and UFOs: There’s nothing we can’t handle after this year of COVID-19 It’s been a year unlike any other. Getting to today, with three vaccines in circulation and case counts falling, is an achievement. Take a moment to remember that. Written By: Tricia Bishop | The Baltimore Sun | 10:00 am, Mar. 12, 2021 × Cameron Tringale takes photos of the cardboard cutout golf fans after hitting his tee shot on the 18th hole during the second roun...

OP-ED: Zombies, cicadas and UFOs: There’s nothing we can’t handle after this year of COVID-19 Tricia Bishop The Baltimore Sun (TNS) They’re not locusts, but they might as well be. Billions of beady-eyed cicadas digging their way out of the soil in 15 Eastern states this spring — after 17 years of creepily tunneling around underground — definitely feels like a biblical-type plague on the horizon. A plague on top of the plague we’re already in, that is. The insects aren’t even the ...

Scientists say warmer seas are creating more rain, waking dormant eggs, and cyclones that disperse the swarms are getting stronger and more frequent. The Bug Picture is working with communities around the area of Laikipia, Isiolo and Samburu in central Kenya to harvest the insects and mill them, turning them into protein-rich animal feed and organic fertilizer for farms. “We are trying to create hope in a hopeless situation, and help these communities alter their perspective to see these inse...

The Bug Picture is working with communities in Kenya to harvest the insects and mill them, turning them into protein-rich animal feed and organic fertiliser for farms

RIP Dr Sindi van ZylTributes are pouring in for Dr Sindi van Zyl. The much-loved healthcare activist, DJ and social media influencer lost her battle to Covid-19 on 10 April. 365 Digital signs exclusive partnership agreement with TikTok in South Africa365 Digital is thrilled to announce its appointment as exclusive partner to TikTok in South Africa. The exclusive partnership specifies 365 Digital as TikToks exclusive media representatives, who will be responsible for all advertising sales and a...

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