Huge locust swarms are threatening food security, but drones could help stop them
- Written by Leisa Armstrong, Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Edith Cowan University
In recent months, food security concerns have emerged for nations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as swarms of desert locusts wreak havoc on crops.
While the same level of damage isn’t currently being felt in Australia, the threat of infestations extends to us too. But drone technology is offering up solutions.