A new tool that predicts the behavior of desert locust populations will help national agencies to manage huge swarms before they devastate food crops in Africa and Asia. Desert locusts typically lead ...

This migratory pest can reach plague proportions, and a swarm covering one square kilometre can consume enough food in one day to feed 35,000 people. Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until ...

A study recently published in Science has found that classical models of collective behavior fail to explain the mechanisms driving desert locust swarms—an ecological phenomenon that affects millions ...

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 ...

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 - ...

Locust outbreaks, which cause considerable crop losses, affect a quarter of the world’s population today. In a recent paper, scientists predict the situation will worsen with climate change, and they ...

Fears of major desert locust swarms in the Sahel in 2025 are receding, as authorities in the region continue to monitor breeding sites. The FAO says control measures were carried out by teams in ...