desert locusts

基本解释

FIRST SOLDIER: From the desert, where he fed on locusts and wild honey.
沙漠，在那兒他靠喫蝗蟲和野蜂蜜過活。
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Only in the mid-20th century was it realized that the light brown solitary desert-dwelling insect was the same species as the red and yellow locusts of the plagues.
直到二十世紀中葉人們才認識到這種生活在沙漠的淺褐色孤獨的崑蟲是與蝗災中的紅和黃色蝗蟲同種。
The World Bank has already stepped in with a significant contribution – pledging credits totaling US$12.5 million in support of emergency programs to combat the desert locusts.
世界銀行現已加入了控制蝗災的行動，承諾了爲數不小的1200萬美元無息貸款，以資助防控沙漠蝗蟲的緊急項目。