Too many locusts, few for food (anymore)

Destructive swarms of locusts in Africa and the Middle East this year have destroyed millions of acres of crops and worsened hunger in particularly vulnerable regions of the world.

So, if they ate the food, why not eat them?

Historically — and still in many cultures — locusts and their cousins, grasshoppers, are a regular part of the diet. Eating the locusts that have eaten crops has been a typical response…