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

Locusts, the grasshopper-like insects of Biblical lore, are normally docile creatures that prefer solitary lives in the desert, away from other members of their species. But sometimes, when the rains ...

New Delhi — India is scrambling drones, sending teams to spray insecticide and issuing alerts as swarms of locusts descend on its western states. The drones are helping track the voracious insects as ...

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 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, ...

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, ...