What is another word for Locusts?

Pronunciation: [lˈə͡ʊkʌsts] (IPA)

Locusts are a type of insect that often swarm and cause damage to crops. They are also known as grasshoppers, cicadas, or crickets. In some regions, they are referred to as hopper plagues or swarmer worms. Locusts are also known as migratory pests, as they move in large groups from one area to another, destroying everything in their path. Other synonyms for locusts include gregarious grasshoppers, migratory locusts, and African locusts. Some people also use the terms "sky carpenters" or "sky prawns" to describe locusts. Despite their destructive nature, locusts play an important role in the ecosystem. They provide food for many animals, including birds and reptiles, and help to decompose organic matter. Proper management and control measures can help protect crops and minimize damage caused by locusts.

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Usage examples for Locusts

Three women of this singular tribe were not long since met with, several days' journey from this place, who had forsaken their husbands, and lived very contentedly on wild honey and Locusts.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham
And the foxes said, "Unless the king's son returns, we will increase and multiply exceedingly and be like Locusts in the land!"
"Moonshine & Clover"
Laurence Housman
"Like Locusts in multitude," we are told, "the enemy came with their flocks and tents; there was no end of them and their camels.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker

Famous quotes with Locusts

  • Truth is the precious harvest of the earth. But once, when harvest waved upon a land, The noisome cankerworm and caterpillar, Locusts, and all the swarming foul-born broods, Fastened upon it with swift, greedy jaws, And turned the harvest into pestilence, Until men said, What profits it to sow?
    George Eliot

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