http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/05/26/to-cope-with-the-chaos-of-swarming-locusts-enlarge-their-brains/ Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/05/26/to-cope-with-the-chaos-of-swarming-locusts-enlarge-their-brains/#comment-19362 john eastman Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:21:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=15337#comment-19362 after recently watching a show on locust swarms i became intrigued by a possible solution to this profound menace. the scientist quoted stated the current eradication efforts, eg: arial pesticides, are ineffective and may do more harm thangood to the enviroment. there may be a technical solution to this problem. in the iraq war the u.s. army deployed a device called an " active denial system" its a nonlethal millimeter wave weapon. it funtions basically like a microwave oven with the ability to be focused at a given area. its used as crowd control to slightly boil skin and induce hostile crowds to disperse. it has also been deployed at international summits. its very powerfull and can actually boil internal organs. perhaps this device can be adapted to be used against insect swarms and mounted to helicopter to cook these pest. it could be tested against the " mormon cricket" in utah. we could also offer our help in mexico to eradicate locust swarms before they cause billions of dollars in agriculture losses in the u.s. i think mexico would welcome and benefit from such assistance. we could also deploy the device wherever these insects are hatching. after recently watching a show on locust swarms i became intrigued by a possible solution to this profound menace. the scientist quoted stated the current eradication efforts, eg: arial pesticides, are ineffective and may do more harm thangood to the enviroment. there may be a technical solution to this problem. in the iraq war the u.s. army deployed a device called an ” active denial system” its a nonlethal millimeter wave weapon. it funtions basically like a microwave oven with the ability to be focused at a given area. its used as crowd control to slightly boil skin and induce hostile crowds to disperse. it has also been deployed at international summits. its very powerfull and can actually boil internal organs. perhaps this device can be adapted to be used against insect swarms and mounted to helicopter to cook these pest. it could be tested against the ” mormon cricket” in utah. we could also offer our help in mexico to eradicate locust swarms before they cause billions of dollars in agriculture losses in the u.s. i think mexico would welcome and benefit from such assistance. we could also deploy the device wherever these insects are hatching.

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