Billions of locusts infest half of Madagascar and could cover 2/3 of the island nation . The insects are a major threat to crops in Madagascar, which is one of Africa's poorest countries, with an estimated population of just over 10 million people. ` Without concerted and effective action , experts say the crisis could very easily prove deadly in a nation such as Madagascar , where the U.N. estimates more than two-thirds of residents lived in poverty before this crisis . ` You turn around , there are locusts everywhere , '' he says , noting swarms stretch for miles . Locusts devour crops and pastureland , which could devastate Madagascar 's poor .
Billions of locusts infest half of Madagascar and could cover 2/3 of the island nation . The insects are a major threat to crops in Madagascar, which is one of Africa's poorest countries, with an estimated population of just over 10 million people. `` You turn around , there are locusts everywhere , '' he says , noting swarms stretch for miles . Locusts devour crops and pastureland , which could devastate Madagascar 's poor .