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Officials in the Middle East gear up to deal with swarms of millions of locusts.
1. Locusts Invade
An Israeli man dashes through a swarm of locusts in the village of Kmehin, Israel (map) on March 6. The locusts had crossed into the Negev desert from Egypt.
2. Desert Swarm
The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development tracked the locusts swarming near the village of Kmehin in the Negev desert on March 5. The agency was preparing plans to fumigate them on March 6.
3. Gruesome Collection
An Israeli man scans the area with binoculars near the village of Kmehin after collecting locusts that had crossed into Israel from Egypt.
4. Road Hazard
A motorcyclist drives through a swarm of locusts in Nitzana, Israel (map), near the border with Egypt.
5. Farm Locusts
A Palestinian farmer collects locusts on a farm in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Officials said it was the first time locusts had hit Gaza in several decades, according to Reuters.
6. Blending In
Locusts cling to a tree in the village of Kmehin, after crossing into Israel from Egypt, where authorities have been trying to control millions of the insects.
7. Backlit Swarm
Locusts fill the air in the Wadi Degla Protectorate, a desert valley near Cairo, Egypt (map), on March 3.
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