Argentina and Brazil are monitoring the movement of a
15-square-kilometer locust swarm in Argentina’s northeast that’s
crossing South America.
The insects, which entered Argentina from Paraguay, are heading
toward Uruguay. While they are not expected to affect Brazil’s crops,
the nation’s agriculture ministry on Thursday declared a state of
emergency in two southern states in order to allow officials to take
preventive measures.

Biblical locust invades Brazil, Argentina and heads to Uruguay in South America in June 2020. Picture:
DW
Argentine food safety body SENASA said the swarm, which initially entered Argentina from Paraguay in late May, contained about 40 million insects. It is in the province of Corrientes, near borders with Brazil,