Word: dociostaurus
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Sardinia's invader (Dociostaurus maroccanus) somewhat resembles the red-legged grasshopper of the U.S. Peasants have fought them every year in the memory of man, but never on such a scale. Since the last week in April, every able-bodied Sardinian has been mobilized to fight the scourge, backed by a 500 million lira ($2,222,222) Government subsidy. They struck at the advancing insect columns with weapons ranging from rakes and shovels to poisoned bran and flamethrowers. But the locusts came on. Ahead of them young wheat waved green; behind them the earth lay yellow-brown under...
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