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Crops survive arrival of locusts

The demolition of five illegal greenhouses released about 100,000 locusts onto farms in Feixian county on July 13. Sheng Yongling, 52, built the enclosures to breed edible locusts and had cultivated about 1,500 kilograms, worth more than 50,000 yuan ($7,455). According to the county agriculture bureau, the locusts raised by Sheng have adapted to the greenhouse environment and cannot survive in the wild. A bureau official said the government has found no damage to local crops.