After months of building, the biggest locust swarm recorded in 70 years swept across 10 countries in East Africa in spring ...

There's a good reason locusts are considered plague-worthy. Despite their size, swarms of these insects can cause considerable damage by shredding plant life to bits like ravenous piranhas.. The bugs ...

For many locusts, life in a swarm is a picnic. Crowded conditions create a locust-eat-locust world. But it turns out some migrating insects deploy a “don’t-eat-me” pheromone that can deter their ...

Locust swarms could soon expand to new regions in south and west central Asia, as the erratic weather patterns brought on by burning fossil fuels create prime conditions for the insects, a recent ...

New research is reshaping our understanding of one of nature's most stunning yet destructive phenomena -- massive locust swarms moving together. New research published in Science is reshaping our ...

Locusts have been agricultural pests for almost as long as humans have grown plants for food. They cause millions of dollars in crop damage every year. They can even create food shortages and destroy ...

KATITIKA, Kenya (AP) — The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their noise-making does little to stop the voracious ...

New research published in Science is reshaping our understanding of one of nature’s most stunning yet destructive phenomena — massive locust swarms moving together. A team of researchers, including ...