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Show OLD AND NEWFIGHT NEW LOISTS LOISTSAnd IN IFIGHT FIGHT ON LOCUSTS LOCUSTSAnd And , Strangely , Both Methods MethodsProved MethodsProved Proved Effective Effectivc . , The ancient unclent ind 'lnd lnd ' the modern con con- continue continue continue - tinue to flourish side stde by bide side In East EastAfrica : EastAfrica ast astAfrIca AfrIca , but perhap-3 perhap 3 perhnp perhaps - no more stuhtng striking stuhtnge"tnmple strikingexample stiiLinexample ? e"tnmple etnmple example " of that platitudinous platltudtnous obser obser- observation observation observation - - In Incldents incidents Incidents vation was ever given than thun two cldents cidents In KenD Kenya Ken ) a . recently . A few days clays ago the manager m.lnager mlnager . of a aJarga alarge alarge Jarga large sugar estate near Nmrobl Nairobi Nmroblrushed Nairobirushed Nairobirushed rushed Into town tossn to " n ' lite l'lte llte late In is the after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon and informed mformed the c1n dnectors tluectors ectors th'1t th1t thtt thita th'1ta thtta ' a , vast sast ast swarm of locusts locu'iits locuiits ' had settled settledIn settledin settledIn In the sugir sug'lr suglr sugar ' cane . Thousands rrhousnnds of pounds pound were at staLe stake . . Two directors dlreclors made a quick qU1cl , dcs des dcsperate desperate dcsperatc perate decision Realising Re\lI71ng Re lI71ng Iteali7ing . \ the only onlyhope onlyhope onlyhope hope WJS W.lS WlS was . to dlstm distnr distmb b . the t.he . 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