The
locusts swarmed across the fields, devouring everything in their path.
蝗虫成群地横扫过田野，沿途吞噬一切。
A single locust might seem insignificant, but a swarm can cause devastating damage to crops.
单个蝗虫或许微不足道，但成群的蝗虫能对农作物造成毁灭性破坏。
The sound of millions of locust wings beating filled the air, creating an eerie atmosphere.
数百万只蝗虫翅膀拍打的声音充斥着空气，营造出一种怪异的气氛。
Farmers in the region are struggling to combat the locust infestation that threatens their livelihoods.
该地区的农民正努力应对威胁他们生计的蝗灾。
The use of drones has been instrumental in monitoring and controlling the spread of
locusts.
无人机的使用在监测和控制蝗虫的蔓延方面起到了关键作用。
Locusts have a unique ability to multiply rapidly under the right conditions, leading to massive swarms.
蝗虫在适宜条件下具有迅速繁殖的独特能力，从而形成庞大的群体。
Scientists are studying the behavior of
locusts to understand how they coordinate such large-scale migrations.
科学家们正在研究蝗虫的行为，以了解它们如何协调如此大规模的迁徙。
The ancient Egyptians documented plagues of
locusts that devastated their crops and were seen as a sign of divine wrath.
古埃及人记载了蝗灾，这些蝗灾摧毁了他们的庄稼，并被视为神怒的象征。
Governments around the world are collaborating to develop strategies for preventing future locust outbreaks.
全球各国政府正在合作，制定预防未来蝗灾爆发的策略。
Despite their destructive nature,
locusts have been consumed as food in some cultures due to their high protein content.
尽管具有破坏性，但由于其高蛋白含量，在某些文化中，蝗虫被用作食物。
By leveraging the advantages of a subtropical climate and fertile soil, Zhijin county of Bijie in the mountainous province of Guizhou hopes to become a national production and commercial center for Chinese honey locusts, whose fruit can be used for making medicines.
An industrial park in Zhijin has become an important processing and sales center nationwide for the fruit kernels of honey locusts.
"Shelling the fruit kernels of honey locusts is like peeling sunflower seeds, and there is no age or time limit for doing the work.
The county has planted about 35,000 hectares of honey locust trees, with more than 250,000 people involved in the business related to the plant.
The building of the industrial park costs more than 6 million yuan, and the fruit kernels of the honey locusts that he sold have been quite popular among consumers.
Guizhou Meizitang Food Sales Co Ltd, a major company that makes products related to honey locust and is based in Zhijin, operates online stores on major e-commerce platforms such as Alibaba Group's Taobao and Tmall, as well as Pinduoduo, and it has seen a boom in sales online.
贵州苗珍堂食品销售有限公司，一家总部位于织金、主要生产与刺槐相关产品的大型企业，在阿里巴巴集团旗下的淘宝和天猫，以及拼多多等主流电商平台开设了线上店铺，并且其在线销售业绩呈现出显著增长态势。