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Locust

Locust . By: Travis Chiapuzio. Where they can be located.

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Locust

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  1. Locust By: Travis Chiapuzio

  2. Where they can be located Locust can be located mostly in the middle east they were brought to north and south america by middle eastern farmers to eat the bugs in the farm fields. But while the locust did eat all the bugs when all the bugs ran out they started eating the crops • Locust Range • Fast Facts • Type: • Bug • Diet: • Herbivore • Average life span in the wild: • Several months

  3. Locust Size • Size: • 0.5 to 3 in (1.2 to 7.5 cm) • Weight: • 0.07 oz (2 g) • Group name: • Swarm • Size relative to a paper clip: Locust vary In size from 0.5 inches to 3 inches in length (about the size of a paper clip). The weigh about 0.07 0z or 2 grams.

  4. General Info • Locust are related to the grasshoper locust mostly eat crops and smaller insects. They came from the middle east in the last 1800’s.

  5. Farming • Farmers use pesticieds to stop the locust from coming but the pesicieds also get into the crops and can get us humans sick.

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