After months of building, the biggest locust swarm recorded in 70 years swept across 10 countries in East Africa in spring 2020. The damage to crops was estimated at $8.5 billion (€8.1 billion) in a ...

Swarm robotics and autonomous vehicle coordination, for example, may benefit from algorithms inspired by locusts' highly effective cognitive strategies for collective motion.

New research is reshaping our understanding of one of nature’s most stunning yet destructive phenomena —  massive swarms of desert locusts.

A swarm can eat enough food to feed 34 million people in just one day. And within a year, the locusts destroyed over 170,000 acres of land in Somalia and Ethiopia — where people rely on crops ...

Desert locusts, a notorious Biblical pest, form some of the largest insect groups in nature and are estimated to threaten the livelihood of one in ten people due to their impact on food security.

Insects, swarms of them—horrible! But Richard and the old man had raised their eyes and were looking up over the nearest mountaintop. “We haven’t had locusts in seven years,” one said ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A swarm of 1 million locusts crossed into Israel from Egypt. The locusts on Tuesday remained concentrated in areas of southern Israel near the border, but sightings were ...

Authorities have warned that “millions” of locusts could swarm parts of Australia in the coming weeks. Authorities have warned that millions of locusts could swarm parts of Australia in the coming ...

In one virtual reality experiment, for example, focal locusts were placed in between two virtual swarms, one to their left and one to their right, both moving in the same direction. Classical ...

Virtual reality platform uncovers the collective behavior of swarming locusts. Their research could help secure agricultural lands and food supply. https://p.dw.com/p ...