### q7 pesticides make locus plagues worse > Although their swarming behavior doesn't happen often, locusts are typically thought of as fearsome pests prone to causing [natural disasters](https://www.livescience.com/33316-top-10-deadliest-natural-disasters.html). And although locusts don't bite people, people bite them. Locusts are edible and several cuisines around the world include [locust recipes](http://www.fao.org/ag/locusts/oldsite/LOCFAQ.htm#q19), such as peanut-stuffed locusts in Cambodia. But because modern farmers may use pesticides to protect their crops from locusts, eating locusts can be unsafe as they may be carrying residue from those pesticides. - [View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01fn7bg2g6qhmv5cfy4xyt0kcn) - [[What Are Locusts and Why Do They Swarm by Greg Uyeno#q7 pesticides make locus plagues worse|View in Vault]] See also: [[locust collection methods]]