STORY: Crops in Ukraine's southern regions are under attack from locusts...that are breeding in inaccessible areas near the ...

What is the current situation with the locust invasion in Ukraine, how much damage has it caused to the crops, and whether ...

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 ...

Ukrainian officials say Russia’s demolition of a massive hydroelectric dam on the Dnipro River in 2023, and the catastrophic flooding that followed, made the bug problem worse.

The situation is complicated by record high temperatures, the inability to use aircraft for locust control and the absence of ...

A single swarm can be the size of a large city. Once airborne, the locusts will be harder to contain, flying up to 200 kilometres a day. “They follow prevailing winds,” Mr. Polo said.

Each generation of locusts can produce swarms up to 20 times bigger than the previous one. This means the current second generation will contain trillions, potentially destroying up to 5 million ...

Swarms of locusts continue to damage crops in Barmer district of Rajasthan.Vishram Meena, District Collector on Tuesday said: "These locusts are pink in colour, it can fly faster. 50 per cent ...

Desert locusts, one of 20 locust species, undergo a dramatic transformation called locust phase polyphenism — a density dependent shift that alters their biology, morphology, color and behavior.

An invasion by swarms of desert locusts has devastated crops in India's heartland, threatening an already vulnerable region that is struggling with the economic cost of coronavirus lockdown. The ...