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Limits RegistryA desert locust swarm that formed over the Red Sea in 1954 was estimated to cover about 1,000 km², among the largest single swarms ever documented, capable of containing tens of billions of insects and consuming as much food in a day as tens of thousands of people, according to UN Food and Agriculture Organization historical records on locust plagues.
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A desert locust swarm that formed over the Red Sea in 1954 was estimated to cover about 1,000 km², among the largest single swarms ever documented, capable of containing tens of billions of insects and consuming as much food in a day as tens of thousands of people, according to UN Food and Agriculture Organization historical records on locust plagues.
The largest contiguous area covered by a single desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) swarm documented by aerial or satellite survey, as reported by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Limits Registry. LR-LARGEST-DOCUMENTED-SWARM-BIOMASS-LOCUST. Largest desert locust swarm ever documented. 2026.