New research appearing in Interface Focus has now placed another animal into the self-sharpening set, Schistocerca gregaria, the desert locust. Ulrike G. K. Wegst, research associate professor of ...

The worst desert locust outbreak in a generation has been decimating crops and other vegetation across the Horn of Africa. Since January, Kenya Ethiopia, and Somalia have been battling to contain the ...

Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until something—like intense rainfall—triggers them to swarm in vast numbers, often with devastating consequences. This migratory pest can reach ...

Desert locust swarms are ravaging crops, trees, and pastureland, destroying food and vegetation and jeopardizing food security across Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and South Asia. The World Bank is ...

These are the half brains of a solitary desert locust (left) and of a gregarious locust of the same species (right) at the same magnification. Computer-assisted laser microscopy was used to reveal ...

Children have been seen waving blankets or plucking at branches on trees to try to shake the locusts free Shocking pictures show the scale of the worst outbreak of desert locusts in Kenya in 70 ...

A new early warning tool developed by British scientists will help control devastating locust swarms. Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until something - such as an intense rainstorm ...

Desert locusts are notorious for their ability to form massive swarms that can devastate crops and threaten food security across vast regions of Africa and Asia. Understanding their ecology and ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources (MoAFWR) said that a recent desert locust survey and control ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Swarms of desert locusts have invaded the northern part of Kenya, leaving the government ...

This time, they obtained exclusive coverage of the next wave of young locusts now bulking up in Somalia’s desert. Officials in charge of the United Nations’ response to the locust outbreak couldn’t ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Swarms of desert locusts have invaded the northern part of Kenya, leaving the government ...