Can mighty ducks help gobble up a problem with locust? That is a question being asked in Southern Asia? Like the region of East Africa, the nation of Pakistan is trying to keep swarms of locusts from eating the country's crops.
 
强壮的鸭子能帮助解决蝗虫的问题吗?这是南亚的问题吗?和东非地区一样，巴基斯坦也在努力防止蝗虫吞噬该国的农作物。
 
But while the insect invasion in Africa has been blamed on weather, experts say the one in Pakistan is a side-effect of a civil war in the Middle Eastern country of Yemen. Because of that war, officials haven't been able to do enough pest control to keep Yemen's locust population from growing.
 
尽管非洲的昆虫入侵被归咎于天气，但专家表示，巴基斯坦的昆虫入侵是中东国家也门内战的副作用。由于战争，官员们未能采取足够的虫害控制措施，阻止也门的蝗虫数量增长。
 
So, the insects apparently multiplied and made their way north east eventually descending on Pakistan.
 
因此，这些昆虫显然繁殖了，并向东北方向移动，最终降落到巴基斯坦。
 
Locusts don't directly attack people. They threaten us by eating our crops, and so many of these insects in such large numbers can destroy regional food supplies. That's why Pakistan declared a state of emergency early this month, saying it was dealing with the highest number of locusts in more than 20 years.
 
蝗虫不会直接攻击人类。它们通过吃庄稼来威胁人类，昆虫数量如此多的可以破坏地区的食物供应。这就是为什么巴基斯坦本月初宣布进入紧急状态，称正在应对20多年来数量最多的蝗虫。
 
So what can be done about it? Some experts say pesticides are needed to kill masses of these insects, but there's another idea being considered in China. It may send ducks to Pakistan as many as 100,000 of them to fight the locusts by eating them. An expert interviewed by the Bloomberg media company says one duck can eat more than 200 locusts per day, and China has reportedly used ducks to successfully gobble up a locust problem in the past.
 
那么我们能做些什么呢?一些专家说需要杀虫剂来杀死大量的昆虫，但是中国正在考虑另一个想法。它可能会把多达10万只的鸭子送到巴基斯坦，通过鸭子来抗击蝗虫。彭博媒体公司采访的一位专家表示，一只鸭子每天可以吃掉200多只蝗虫，而据报道，中国过去曾利用鸭子成功地解决了蝗虫问题。
 
But not everyone's on board with this. A member of China's delegation to Pakistan says there's not enough water in Pakistan's hot dry climate to keep the ducks going. Whatever methods are used to control locusts in Asia the situation in Africa is getting more desperate by the day.
 
但并不是每个人都同意。中国驻巴基斯坦代表团的一名成员说，巴基斯坦炎热干燥的气候没有足够的水来喂养鸭子。不管亚洲用什么方法来控制蝗虫，非洲的形势一天比一天严峻。
 

 
Can mighty ducks help gobble up a problem with locust? That is a question being asked in Southern Asia? Like the region of East Africa, the nation of Pakistan is trying to keep swarms of locusts from eating the country's crops. 

But while the insect invasion in Africa has been blamed on weather, experts say the one in Pakistan is a side-effect of a civil war in the Middle Eastern country of Yemen. Because of that war, officials haven't been able to do enough pest control to keep Yemen's locust population from growing. 

So, the insects apparently multiplied and made their way north east eventually descending on Pakistan. 

Locusts don't directly attack people. They threaten us by eating our crops, and so many of these insects in such large numbers can destroy regional food supplies. That's why Pakistan declared a state of emergency early this month, saying it was dealing with the highest number of locusts in more than 20 years. 

So what can be done about it? Some experts say pesticides are needed to kill masses of these insects, but there's another idea being considered in China. It may send ducks to Pakistan as many as 100,000 of them to fight the locusts by eating them. An expert interviewed by the Bloomberg media company says one duck can eat more than 200 locusts per day, and China has reportedly used ducks to successfully gobble up a locust problem in the past.

But not everyone's on board with this. A member of China's delegation to Pakistan says there's not enough water in Pakistan's hot dry climate to keep the ducks going. Whatever methods are used to control locusts in Asia the situation in Africa is getting more desperate by the day.