In May and June, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s commission for controlling desert locust outbreaks in West and ...

Amid a healthcare crisis, India is struck by another -- one triggered by little insects that can cause great agricultural damage. Locust swarms have made their way into many states including Rajasthan ...

The first high-quality genome of the desert locust -- those voracious feeders of plague and devastation infamy and the most destructive migratory insect in the world -- has been produced. The genome ...

Speed read About 20 million people in six East African nations are experiencing locust-induced food insecurity As COVID-19 travel restrictions delay the transportation of pesticides, locust invasion ...

The desert locust, generally considered one of the most devastating agricultural pests in the world, has been hitting farmers hard in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula for six months, ...

Desert locusts are making human life unbearable across East Africa. (Photo courtesy FAO) ROME, Italy, March 4, 2020 (ENS) – The East Africa region now faces a hunger threat from desert locusts, along ...

Millions face famine and food insecurity caused by a second desert locust outbreak as management resources are directed towards the COVID-19 crisis, scientists warn. Pesticide shipments to the ...

Q: We are curious about the locust trees. They typically are one of the last trees to get leaves in spring and usually begin losing their leaves in mid-August. This year, they were a little later ...