In a new proof of concept, researchers from the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, have shown that it’s possible to manipulate pheromones released by locusts to ...

The worst outbreak of desert locusts in Kenya in 70 years has seen hundreds of millions of the bugs swarm into the East African nation from Somalia and Ethiopia. Those two countries have not had ...

These swarms, which can contain a staggering 390 million locusts per square mile, may travel long distances to reach new areas and form plagues that consume vast swathes of vegetation, making them ...

For instance, the paper’s authors describe desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) as among “the most destructive migratory pests in the world,” with a single swarm of tens of millions moving ...

Dominique Burgeon,FAO’s Director of Emergencies and Resilience, said the huge desert locust swarms in 2020, some as wide as 60 kilometres, had not been seen in decades, threatening food security ...

Large swarms of desert locusts are spreading through Kenya, after wreaking havoc in Somalia and Ethiopia, posing a significant threat to food security, the agriculture minister said Friday.

There have been six major desert locust plagues in the 1900s, the last of which was in 1987-89. The last major upsurge was in 2003-05. — AFP < Previous Page Next Page > February 18, 2020 70 ...

Locust invasions can wreak havoc on crops and cause starvation. In recent years, vast regions of Africa, India, and Pakistan have been hit hard by these destructive swarms.