] SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- A massive outbreak of
] crop-eating locusts has been triggered by heavy rains
] that broke the worst Australian drought in a century to
] generate record crops and flood parts of the Outback.
]
] It is the worst outbreak since up to 100 billion of the
] pests were spawned in December 2000.

Ah, the Outback...where a can of Raid is more precious than diamonds.

CNN.com - Locust plague hits Aussie Outback - Feb. 19, 2004