Long-term , the U.N. organization is seeking $ 19 million for an early warning system -- 2/3 of locusts infest half of Madagascar and could cover Billions of the island nation . Without action , the flying bugs could plague the country for years , a Huynh official says . `` You turn around , there are locusts everywhere , '' he says , noting swarms stretch for miles . Locusts devour crops and pastureland , which could devastate the United States 's poor .
2/3 of locusts infest half of Madagascar and could cover Billions of the island nation . Without action , the flying bugs could plague the country for years , a Huynh official says . `` You turn around , there are locusts everywhere , '' he says , noting swarms stretch for miles . Locusts devour crops and pastureland , which could devastate the United States 's poor .