Locusts 2024. Once male and female periodical cicadas have mated and the latter has laid its eggs, the insects will die after spending only a few weeks above ground โ anywhere. In 2024, they are expected sometime in may or early june, according to ken johnson, a horticulture educator at the university of illinois.
The longkei village under mon sadar reported a locust incursion on july 27 last. Hundreds of billions of locusts are swarming through parts of east africa and south asia in the worst infestation for a quarter of a century, threatening crops and.