Desert Locusts

Desert Locusts Swarm Two More Southern Provinces

EghtesadOnline: Two more Iranian provinces, namely Sistan-Baluchestan and Khuzestan, have been swarmed by desert locusts over the past few days, according to the spokesman of Plant Protection…
2020-03-07 06:35
$5.4m Needed to Fight Desert Locusts

EghtesadOnline: The Plant Protection Organization has received 200 billion rials ($1.3 million) from the government to battle desert locusts that have swarmed southern Iran, while at least $5.45…
2020-02-29 06:12
$1.5m Allocated to Fight Desert Locusts

EghtesadOnline: Authorities have allocated 200 billion rials ($1.52 million) to fight desert locust sweeping across southern parts of the country.
2020-01-14 12:02
Iran Gears Up to Battle Desert Locusts

EghtesadOnline: Groups of desert locusts have reappeared in southeast Iran.
2019-12-09 11:04
Calls for Funds to Combat Desert Locusts

EghtesadOnline: Amid the looming return of desert locusts, First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri has called on Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli and the head of Plan and Budget Organization,…
2019-10-20 13:48
FAO Alert: Desert Locusts Threaten Iran Crops

EghtesadOnline: Iran has been placed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in the group of countries where crops face the threat of desert locusts.
2019-04-13 14:26
Southern Provinces Ready to Battle Desert Locusts

EghtesadOnline: Swarms of desert locusts have been spotted in the southern provinces of Iran, including Hormozgan, Khuzestan, Fars and Bushehr.
2019-02-13 14:17