As Africa continues to deal with its worst locust infestation in 25 years, experts warn that the problem could get much worse if not taken care of soon. Experts suspect that the infestation is a ...

"They're very destructive when there's a lot of them, but one-on-one, what's not to love?" says Arianne Cease. She's talking ...

Arizona State University scientists are part of an international research team that discovered a simple, soil-based method to ...

A locust in a “solitarious” phase is shy. It acts like a regular grasshopper: avoiding others of its kind, appearing a ...

They're very destructive when there's a lot of them, but one-on-one, what's not to love?" says Arianne Cease. She's talking about locusts.As the ...

AWDAL, Somalia, March 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Muse Aarinte watched helplessly as a swarm of locusts swept into his village, devouring all the crops, bushes and even the leaves on the trees.

1. How are locusts affecting Uganda? Locust infestations have been sighted in 24 districts in the regions of Karamoja, Teso, Acholi, Lango and Busigu. The locust invasion could coincide with the ...

Action to control unprecedented desert locust infestations in the Horn of Africa last year has protected crops and livelihoods, but funding is needed to sustain operations against new incursions, the ...