Hectacres of land in the town of Longreach have been destroyed . ‘ You walk out on your garden and they just swarm up , ’ one local said . The government has promised to buy back some of those properties Grasshoppers cause problems during periods of heat and drought . The grasshoppers appeared in hundreds and thousands everywhere .
Hectacres of land in the town of Longreach have been destroyed . ‘ You walk out on your garden and they just swarm up , ’ one local said . Weeks of severe drought in the region has already made life difficult . Grasshoppers cause problems during periods of heat and drought . The grasshoppers appeared in hundreds and thousands everywhere .