RIYADH, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Saudi locust hunters who believe
the insects hold a cure for diabetes were warned on Wednesday
they could be crunching on a poisonous snack.
The official Saudi Press Agency quoted Ghazi Hawari, head of
the desert kingdom's anti-locust centre, as saying any swarm
which crossed its borders would be sprayed with insecticide.
It said Hawari "warned against catching locusts and eating
them in the belief that they are a cure for diabetes and
stressed the danger of eating them after spraying operations".
Diabetes is a common affliction in many Gulf Arab countries.
Hawari said only a very small number of the locusts, which
have swept through North Africa and into southern Israel, had so
far reached into Saudi Arabia.
the insects hold a cure for diabetes were warned on Wednesday
they could be crunching on a poisonous snack.
The official Saudi Press Agency quoted Ghazi Hawari, head of
the desert kingdom's anti-locust centre, as saying any swarm
which crossed its borders would be sprayed with insecticide.
It said Hawari "warned against catching locusts and eating
them in the belief that they are a cure for diabetes and
stressed the danger of eating them after spraying operations".
Diabetes is a common affliction in many Gulf Arab countries.
Hawari said only a very small number of the locusts, which
have swept through North Africa and into southern Israel, had so
far reached into Saudi Arabia.
