Photos: Locusts Swarm into Israel from Egypt Ahead Of Passover
March 6, 2013
Locusts rest on a branch near Kmehin in Israel's Negev desert March 5, 2013. The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Tuesday that the location of the locust swarms which crossed into Israel from neighbouring Egypt had been mapped and and will be fumigated tomorrow. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Locusts land on a sand dune in Negev Desert, southern Israel, near the border with Egypt, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A swarm of locusts crossed into Israel from neighboring Egypt Monday, raising fears that Israel could be hit with a biblical plague ahead of the Passover holiday. Israel sent out planes to spray pesticides over agricultural fields to prevent damage by the small swarm, which numbers about 2,000 locusts, said Dafna Yurista, a spokeswoman for the Agriculture Ministry. The ministry also set up an emergency hotline and asked Israelis to be vigilant in reporting locust sightings. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
An Israeli man runs through a swarm of locusts arriving over the Negev desert near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Locusts land on a sand dune in Negev Desert, southern Israel, near the border with Egypt, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A swarm of locusts crossed into Israel from neighboring Egypt Monday, raising fears that Israel could be hit with a biblical plague ahead of the Passover holiday. Israel sent out planes to spray pesticides over agricultural fields to prevent damage by the small swarm, which numbers about 2,000 locusts, said Dafna Yurista, a spokeswoman for the Agriculture Ministry. The ministry also set up an emergency hotline and asked Israelis to be vigilant in reporting locust sightings. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Locusts lands on a sand dune in Negev Desert, southern Israel, near the border with Egypt, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A swarm of locusts crossed into Israel from neighboring Egypt Monday, raising fears that Israel could be hit with a biblical plague ahead of the Passover holiday. Israel sent out planes to spray pesticides over agricultural fields to prevent damage by the small swarm, which numbers about 2,000 locusts, said Dafna Yurista, a spokeswoman for the Agriculture Ministry. The ministry also set up an emergency hotline and asked Israelis to be vigilant in reporting locust sightings. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
A Swarm of locusts moves over an Israeli army fire range near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
A locust on a sand dune in Negev Desert, southern Israel, near the border with Egypt, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A swarm of locusts crossed into Israel from neighboring Egypt Monday, raising fears that Israel could be hit with a biblical plague ahead of the Passover holiday. Israel sent out planes to spray pesticides over agricultural fields to prevent damage by the small swarm, which numbers about 2,000 locusts, said Dafna Yurista, a spokeswoman for the Agriculture Ministry. The ministry also set up an emergency hotline and asked Israelis to be vigilant in reporting locust sightings. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Locusts fly near a car belonging to experts as they map the swarms of locusts near Kmehin in Israel's Negev desert March 5, 2013. The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Tuesday that the location of the locusts which crossed into Israel from neighbouring Egypt had been mapped and and will be fumigated tomorrow. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
A Swarm of locusts moves over an Israeli army fire range near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
A Palestinian farmer displays a locust at a farm in Khan Younis the southern Gaza Strip March 5, 2013. Palestinian officials said locusts had not hit Gaza in several decades and numbers of locusts that reached Gaza on Tuesday were small but the Agriculture Ministry said they have taken all necessary steps to fight it if larger numbers hit the Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Israelis look at a swarm of locusts arriving over the Negev desert near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Israelis drive through a swarm of locusts arriving over the Negev desert near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Locusts hang on a tree as a Swarm of locusts arrives in Israel near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
A light plane sprays pesticides at a hill as it fights a swarm of locusts on March 6, 2013 in the Israeli village of Kmehin in the Negev Desert near the Egyptian border. According the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) a swarm of tens of millions of locusts has overtaken Egyptian desert land in the past few days and is heading to the Gaza Strip, Israel and Jordan. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images
A swarm of locusts fly near Kmehin in Israel's Negev desert March 5, 2013. The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Tuesday that the location of the locusts which crossed into Israel from neighbouring Egypt had been mapped and and will be fumigated tomorrow. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
A swarm of locusts fly near Kmehin in Israel's Negev Desert March 5, 2013. The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Tuesday that the location of the locusts which crossed into Israel from neighbouring Egypt had been mapped and and will be fumigated tomorrow. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
A swarm of locusts fly near Kmehin in Israel's Negev desert March 5, 2013. The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Tuesday that the location of the locusts which crossed into Israel from neighbouring Egypt had been mapped and and they will be fumigated tomorrow. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Israelis look at a swarm of locusts arriving over the Negev desert near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
A man holds locusts as a Swarm of locusts arrives in Israel near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
A Palestinian farmer displays a locust at a farm in Khan Younis the southern Gaza Strip March 5, 2013. Palestinian officials said locusts had not hit Gaza in several decades and numbers of locusts that reached Gaza on Tuesday were small but the Agriculture Ministry said they have taken all necessary steps to fight it if larger numbers hit the Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
A Palestinian farmer displays locusts at a farm in Khan Younis the southern Gaza Strip March 5, 2013. Palestinian officials said locusts had not hit Gaza in several decades and numbers of locusts that reached Gaza on Tuesday were small but the Agriculture Ministry said they have taken all necessary steps to fight it if larger numbers hit the Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
A foreign labourer from Thailand displays a bunch of fried locusts before eating them at his house near Kmehin in Israel's Negev desert March 5, 2013. The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on Tuesday that the location of the locusts which crossed into Israel from neighbouring Egypt had been mapped and and will be fumigated tomorrow. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
A light plane sprays pesticides as a Swarm of locusts arrives in Israel near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
An Israeli man runs through a swarm of locusts arriving over the Negev desert near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Locusts move on a tree as a Swarm of locusts arrives in Israel near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
A light plane sprays pesticides as a Swarm of locusts arrives in Israel near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
An Israeli man looks at his binoculars after he collected locusts as a Swarm of locusts arrives in Israel near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Israelis stop as they drive through a swarm of locusts arriving over the Negev desert near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
Israelis stop to take photos as they drive through a swarm of locusts arriving over the Negev desert near the Egyptian border on March 6, 2013 in Kmehin, Israel. Egypt and Israel have been swarmed with millions of locusts over the past few days causing wide spread disturbances. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)
A Palestinian farmer collects a locust in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. A swarm of locusts crossed into Israel and the Hamas ruled Gaza strip from neighboring Egypt Monday. Egypt's state news agency MEAN said more than 17,000 locusts were exterminated in an area spanning more than 84,000 acres. No significant economic losses were reported, as the locusts were not mature enough to cause damage and did not remain long in the area to feed. Other affected areas were mostly desert. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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