Getting ahead on their dining allows these ravenous critters more wiggle room to find food sources in difficult conditions.

Consequently, there is an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods in the region," the FAO said in its desert locust outbreak update issued late Wednesday. In Ethiopia, maturing swarms ...

"The desert locust situation is critical in Pakistan as most of the swarms are now in the mating season and their eggs will pose a great threat to crops in autumn after they hatch," according to ...

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday warned that more desert locust swarms will arrive during January and spread throughout southern Ethiopia and parts of Kenya.

Desert locusts hatching in northern Sudan may pose a threat to Nile River valley crops in May, according to Keith Cressman, senior locust forecasting officer at the United Nations’ Food ...

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicts that the second wave of desert locusts will be 20 times worse than the plague that descended two months ago. The Guardian: Second wave of ...

Desert locusts, like this one, typically live in the arid areas of about 30 countries between West Africa and India – a region of about 16 million sq km (6.2 million sq miles).

That ranking is apt. Today, Schistocerca gregaria, also known as the desert locust, is considered the most dangerous migratory pest in the world. Measured by the volume of foliage consumed ...