Desert locusts are the world's oldest and most destructive migratory pest.

沙漠蝗虫是世界上最古老和最具破坏性的迁徙害虫。

These desert locusts are part of the grasshopper family.

这些沙漠蝗是蚱蜢家族的一员。

The funds will support regional operations to control desert locusts.

这些资金将支持控制沙漠蝗虫的区域行动。

The United Nations says this is the worst invasion of desert locusts in 25 years.

联合国称这是25年来最严重的沙漠蝗虫入侵。

Desert locust swarms have been detected in five regions and one city administration across Ethiopia.

在埃塞俄比亚的五个地区和一个城市管理部门发现了沙漠蝗虫群。

Our elders talked about desert locusts, but this is the first time I've seen them.

我们的长辈们谈论过沙漠蝗虫，但这是我第一次见到它们。

Seventy-five percent of those people live in areas that are now currently infested with desert locust.

这些地区有75%的人生活在沙漠蝗虫肆虐的地方。

Since December, the nations of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have been suffering from swarms of desert locusts.

自去年12月以来，肯尼亚、埃塞俄比亚和索马里等国一直遭受着成群的沙漠蝗虫的侵袭。

I know if the desert locusts disappear and god gives us a little bit of rain, the pasture will return.

我知道如果沙漠蝗虫消失了，上帝给我们一点雨水，我们就可以重新拥有牧场。

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization predicted that the desert locust plague, which originated in Africa, may last until June.

联合国粮食及农业组织预测，起源于非洲的沙漠蝗灾可能会持续到6月。

We had the desert locusts this past year, hailstorms, some pockets of the region that are already chronically affected by drought.

去年我们遭遇了沙漠蝗虫、冰雹，而一些地区已经长期受到干旱的影响。

The best way to stop desert locusts is by aerial and ground spraying, as well as through constant tracking of the swarms.

阻止沙漠蝗虫的最好方法是通过空中和地面喷洒，以及持续跟踪蝗虫群。

There is no other species on the planet that responds as quickly and as dramatically to the good times as the desert locust.

当好日子到来时，地球上再也没有其它物种能像沙漠蝗那样迅速而又戏剧性地作出反应。

In fact, most of the time desert locusts are no more dangerous than garden-variety grasshoppers.

事实上，大多数时候沙漠蝗虫并不比普通蝗虫更危险。

Fortunately, a desert locust plague doesn't last forever.

幸运的是，沙漠蝗灾不会永远持续下去。

At these numbers, desert locusts easily overwhelm their predators.

以这些数量，沙漠蝗虫很容易压倒它们的捕食者。

These are desert locusts— infamous among their locust cousins for their massive swarms and capacity for destruction.

这些是沙漠蝗虫——它们的蝗虫表亲因其庞大的蝗群和破坏能力而臭名昭著。

Today, Schistocerca gregaria, also known as the desert locust, is considered the most dangerous migratory pest in the world.

如今，沙漠蝗虫（Schistocerca gregaria）被认为是世界上最危险的迁徙性害虫。

During the dry weather typical in these ecosystems, desert locusts live a solitary lifestyle.

在这些生态系统中典型的干燥天气中，沙漠蝗虫过着孤独的生活方式。

This means that while an individual desert locust lives only three months, a plague can last up to a decade.

这意味着，虽然一只沙漠蝗虫的寿命只有三个月，但一场瘟疫却可以持续长达十年。