A locust plague is a massive proliferation of these insects that migrate in large swarms, causing devastation to crops and ...

Locust swarms could soon expand to new regions in south and west central Asia, as the erratic weather patterns brought on by ...

It was the case of one good story leading to another. After its shocking report Jan. 25 on the locust swarms devastating agriculture in Kenya,AP’s Nairobi team came through with another truly striking ...

Desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) are normally solitary insects, but in crowded conditions, they undergo physical and behavioral changes and become 'gregarious', clustering in swarms that can ...

High-density swarms of plague locusts are popping up across western NSW, prompting calls for farmers to be proactive.

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 ...

Schools of fish are mesmerizing examples of collective animal behavior. Thousands of individuals move in near-perfect ...

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking 3D eye-tracking method to reveal how fish perceive their surroundings and ...

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 ...

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A team led by the University of Cambridge has developed a way to predict when and where desert locusts will swarm, so they can be dealt with before the problem gets out of hand.