locust plague
Crop-destroying insect invasion
A locust plague is a massive infestation of locusts—grasshoppers that swarm when population density triggers behavioral changes.
Swarms can contain billions of insects, darkening the sky and devastating crops across vast regions.
The term evokes biblical catastrophe: The locust plague destroyed the entire harvest.
Figuratively, any overwhelming destructive force: a locust plague of tourists.
- grasshopperJumping insect, long legs
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
- aerial sprayingAirborne pest
- pheromonesSpecies-specific chemical messengers
famine · oviposition · drought · swarm · poverty · East Africa · wind currents · nymph · orthoptera · migration · seasonal cycles · entomology · pest infestation · crop destruction · rainfall patterns · metamorphosis · humanitarian crisis · satellite monitoring
- farm disasterscrop failure, crop blight, failed harvest, drought, livestock disease
- insect symbolism
- disastersdisaster, earthquake, earthquakes, catastrophe, floods
- faminestarvation, mass starvation, hunger, famine victims, crop failure
- farming historypeasant farming, crop rotation, enclosures, manorialism, threshing machine
- insect behaviorbee swarm, swarming, mating, nesting, pollination
locust plaguebumper crop
Unusually large harvest
bountiful harvest · good harvest · land of plenty · cornucopia · food security
locust plaguemanna from heaven
Unexpected divine provision
divine blessing · land of milk and honey · divine favor · Garden of Eden · promised land