List of locust swarms

Locust swarms have been recorded throughout history. Those which have their own Wikipedia articles are listed here, but there are many more notable ones that have occurred. SwarmYearLocationSizeTypeLocust Plague of 18741874United StatesRocky Mountain locustAlbert's swarm1875United States3.5–12.5 trillionRocky Mountain locust1915 Ottoman Syria locust infestation1915Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria2003–2005 Africa locust infestation2003–05West Africa2013 Madagascar locust infestation2013MadagascarbillionsMigratory locustJanuary 2016 Argentine locust swarm2016Argentina2019–2022 locust infestation2019Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Iran, India, and PakistanDesert locust

See also List of rodent plagues

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