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 .
Billions of locusts infest half of Madagascar and could cover 2/3 of the island nation . Without action , the flying bugs could plague the country for 10 years , a U.N. official says . `` 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 .