- Innumerable insects filled the sky in Ninovka as fishermen battle through swarm
- Comes as huge migrations of locust devastated farms across southern Russian
- Successful attempts to dispel the insects using noise last year have not worked
Horrifying footage shows an enormous swarm of locusts devouring everything in their path in a Russian town.
Innumerable insects filled the skies of Ninovka, in the south of the country, to the horror of locals.
The video, which was shot last month, shows a group of fishermen as they battle past the swarm of locusts.
It comes as huge migrations of the flying insects have devastate farms in southern Russian and surrounding regions.
Innumerable insects filled the skies of Ninovka, in the south of the country, to the horror of locals
The video, which was shot last month, shows a group of fishermen as they battle past the swarm of locusts
It comes as huge migrations of the flying insects have devastate farms in southern Russian and surrounding regions
In come cases, whole pastures have been destroyed leaving farmers without food to feed their cattle
Officials said trying to scare the insects off with noise – which had worked previously – failed this year, according to Russian media
But resourceful fishermen have made the most of the swarms — catching the insects in nets to use as bait.
In come cases, whole pastures have been destroyed leaving farmers without food to feed their cattle.
They say the arrival of the yearly swarms are signalled by long periods of hot, dry weather.
But resourceful fishermen have made the most of the swarms — catching the insects in nets to use as bait.
Officials said trying to scare the insects off with noise – which had worked previously – failed this year, according to Russian media.