huge locust outbreak

[davidc4430]

East Africa's huge locust outbreak threatens regional food security

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-26/east-africas-huge-locust-outbreak-major-hunger-threat/1200447...

i keep seeing things on tv saying we should be eating things like locusts

so why dont they eat these?

[rogespeed]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

East Africa's huge locust outbreak threatens regional food security

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-26/east-africas-huge-locust-outbreak-major-hunger-threat/1200447...

i keep seeing things on tv saying we should be eating things like locusts

so why dont they eat these?

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Trouble is locusts eat out an area and then move on leaving the hapless well behind 

[sandypebbles]

I do not live anywhere near the outback, but funnily enough I saw five locusts yesterday while out walking

I don't remember the last time I even saw one, let alone five within less than an hour

[martinw-48]

Well the recent weather conditions experienced in Australia are likely to create a Locust plague

[go-tazz]

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@martinw-48 wrote:
Well the recent weather conditions experienced in Australia are likely to create a Locust plague

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https://www.agriculture.gov.au/pests-diseases-weeds/locusts/current#locust-forecasting-regions

[icyfroth]

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@rogespeed wrote:

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@davidc4430 wrote:

East Africa's huge locust outbreak threatens regional food security

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-26/east-africas-huge-locust-outbreak-major-hunger-threat/1200447...

i keep seeing things on tv saying we should be eating things like locusts

so why dont they eat these?

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Trouble is locusts eat out an area and then move on leaving the hapless well behind 

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We might be reduced to that, eventually.

[icyfroth]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@rogespeed wrote:

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@davidc4430 wrote:

East Africa's huge locust outbreak threatens regional food security

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-26/east-africas-huge-locust-outbreak-major-hunger-threat/1200447...

i keep seeing things on tv saying we should be eating things like locusts

so why dont they eat these?

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Trouble is locusts eat out an area and then move on leaving the hapless well behind 

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We might be reduced to that, eventually.

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They have protein

[davidc4430]

i wasnt trying to be funny

and eating insects would never be my first choice of food

but faced with starvation?

i figure eating locusts, cooked i imagine in some way, might be a life saver?

[rogespeed]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@rogespeed wrote:

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@davidc4430 wrote:

East Africa's huge locust outbreak threatens regional food security

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-26/east-africas-huge-locust-outbreak-major-hunger-threat/1200447...

i keep seeing things on tv saying we should be eating things like locusts

so why dont they eat these?

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Trouble is locusts eat out an area and then move on leaving the hapless well behind 

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We might be reduced to that, eventually.

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Maybe dried they have a good shelf life - in fact I thought they would make good famine food , bagged in paper , with a steamer attached for a gentle drop from the cargo plane - a sachel of sweat & sour , to weigh the package down for stability.

or maybe cooked and canned ?  

[icyfroth]

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@davidc4430 wrote:

i wasnt trying to be funny

and eating insects would never be my first choice of food

but faced with starvation?

i figure eating locusts, cooked i imagine in some way, might be a life saver?

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I wasn't trying to be funny either. 

When I went to Thailand last year, they were serving up all sorts of insects and grubs at the food markets.

If I was starving in a famine, I would certainly eat them.

As I said, they have protein.