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 ...

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 ...

Kenya is on a high alert following a possibility of a third wave of desert locust invasion as huge swarms are currently hatching in Somalia and are likely to cross to Kenya. Agriculture Principal ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The first thing that comes to mind when we think of the desert locust is destruction. Traveling in swarms that can number in the billions, or even trillions, and spread over large swathes of land, ...