All kidding aside I'm sure this has a great impact on the community and production of food. It's the farmer that sufferers..and then dominoes up the human food chain.
About 5 years ago, the hay fields behind our property was hit by "army worms". They ate everything(stripped the field bare) and then moved on to the next field. Unfortunately, the fields bordered on the residential properties where I live and so the "Army worms"..just crawled over and consumed the entire lawns.
The farmer had absolutely no "hay" harvest that year and the next year either. It has taken some time for this land to become productive again.
Special K