Locust swarms may meet their match in protein-enriched crops

Swarms of locusts devouring a farmer’s livelihood might sound apocalyptic, but major locust infestations are a regular ...
Science Daily

This small soil upgrade cut locust damage and doubled yields

Locust swarms can wipe out crops across entire regions, threatening food supplies and livelihoods. Now, scientists working ...
Nature

Plagues of locusts could be avoided by using compounds that suppress swarming

Markus Knaden is in the Department of Evolutionary Neuroethology, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena D-007745, Germany. Catching plague locusts with their own scent Guo et al. identified ...
朝日新聞社

End in sight for locust swarms? Target females, rest is history

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--Scientists working to eradicate the species of desert locust that ravages crops in biblical proportions are focusing their efforts on females that generally only ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs

Saharan wind carries Egyptian locust to UK as concerns grow on potential agricultural plague

Saharan wind carries Egyptian locust to UK as concerns grow on potential agricultural plague The locust, usually found in the Mediterranean and North Africa, is believed to have been swept up with ...
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Locust invasion in Ukraine: What's a real cause — war or weather?

What is the current situation with the locust invasion in Ukraine, how much damage has it caused to the crops, and whether farmers will be able to receive compensation, as well as the risks of the ...
Nikkei Asia

Locust swarms form dark clouds over South Asia food security

TOKYO/NEW DELHI -- Locust infestations are causing massive damage to farm crops in East Africa, India and Pakistan, prompting the United Nations to warn of a "humanitarian crisis" resulting from the ...