date:Feb 25, 2020
Following interaction with the South African Resource Conservation Directorate of the Department of Agriculture, South African farmers, authorities in Namibia and other resources, CropLife SA can confirm that there is a brown locust (Locustana pardalina) outbreak in Namibia and the Karoo region of South Africa, specifically in the De Aar area.
CropLife SA would like to emphasise that this outbreak is not in any way linked to the massive outbreak of desert locust (Schistocerca gregarial) in East