Laura Carlson talks with Jeffrey Lockwood, natural sciences professor at the University of Wyoming, about his book on the locust swarms that devastated plains farmers in the 19th century. The book is Locust: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect That Shaped the American Frontier. (First broadcast July 23, 2004.)(7:00 p.m. broadcast only)
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