agricultural product and global food supplies by about 10%.^[@R1],[@R4]^

Recently, we have had unbelievably high incidents of unexpectedly devastating typhoons in various parts of the world. Example is the huge blizzard in spring in the USA.^[@R5]^ Another example is the heavy seasonal rains and flood that struck several governorates of Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan in late March and early April, leaving behind several dead bodies and destroying several cities and hundreds of villages. According to the *Guardian* "Afghanistan has been hit with the worst flooding in seven years, with 20 dead, thousands of homes swept away and many families, already displaced by drought, forced to leave their homes for the second time."^[@R6]^ In central and northern governorates of Iraq, heavy rain over 10 days caused flooding and damage; Tigrisrecent flood struck Iran destroyed thousands of kilometers of roads, numerous homes and infrastructural facilities costing at least US\$ 8 billion. Worse, for the imposed US sanctions on Iran, the financial aids provided by other countries and international bodies could not reach Iran, although according to the US officials, the sanctions are not supposed to affect the health of people.^[@R10]^

Invasion of southern parts of Iran by a swarm of desert locusts (*Schistocerca gregaria*) soon after the flood, was another major problem.^[@R11]^ After the flood and increase in humidity, a swarm of locusts immigrated from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to Iran. They were able to eat the remaining agricultural products the flood could have not destroyed. The large amount of locusts now available as food to ravens and certain