Swarms of locusts taking over farmland in Italy

Monday, June 10, 2019
SARDINIA, Italy (WPVI) -- It's a problem of biblical proportions.

Farmers in Italy are dealing with the worst invasion of locusts in decades.
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Video shows the swarms of the species of grasshopper taking over parts of the Italian island of Sardinia.

Millions of them have swarmed fields, destroying crops.
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More than 4,900 acres of farmland have been destroyed so far.

The locust invasion comes after a recent rise in temperatures.
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