They then take flight in swarms to search for more food, darkening skies and gobbling up crops across some of the poorest places on the planet. In 2019, the worst locust infestations in a ...

A local farmer walking in a swarm of desert locust in Meru, Kenya, Feb. 9, 2021. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images Researchers calculate that about 80 million locusts are capable of devouring ...

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 ...

Locust swarms could soon expand to new regions in south and west central Asia, as the erratic weather patterns brought on by burning fossil fuels create prime conditions for the insects ...

The areas likely to be affected can then be sprayed with pesticides. Until now, predicting and controlling locust swarms has been "hit and miss," according to the researchers. Their new model ...

Locust swarms can arise from several locations at once. Research has linked these dramatic events to bouts of heavy rain and wind — and that's not good news under climate change. When you ...

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 ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered what triggers locusts to form massive swarms, which have been wreaking havoc on crops and causing famines since biblical times ...

For many locusts, life in a swarm is a picnic. Crowded conditions create a locust-eat-locust world. But it turns out some migrating insects deploy a “don’t-eat-me” pheromone that can deter ...

Since 2020, a heightened influx of locust swarms has been reported around the Horn of Africa. Outbreaks were recorded last month in the Middle East and Africa, according to the United Nations.

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