When someone mentions the word “locust”, descriptions from the Bible of the ten plagues that swept Egypt, come to mind. Lately, we have heard about the swarms of locusts that have swept Egypt and Israel, and the farmers’ concerns regarding the damage the locusts might do to their crops. Usually, we dismiss such worries, but this time it is not so far from the truth. Documentation from previous years shows times that locust invasions caused serious damage to the crops. So how did farmers deal with locust attacks in the past? The answers are in the letters and photographs below.