A locust swarm in central Kenya in 2020. The area of the globe under threat could expand by up to 25 percent in the coming decades. Credit... Fredrik Lerneryd/Getty Images ...

Locust outbreaks, often used in media to signify an upcoming apocalypse, ... A local farmer walking in a swarm of desert locust in Meru, Kenya, Feb. 9, 2021. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images.

New research reveals secrets about locust swarm movement Study introduces a new theory that could improve locust control strategies Date: March 24, 2025 Source: Texas A&M AgriLife Communications ...

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, a recent ...

Until now, predicting and controlling locust swarms has been "hit and miss," according to the researchers. Their new model, published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, ...

Locust swarms may seem like a distant chapter from history, but these devastating insects still present a major threat in today's world. They jeopardize food security throughout the Middle East ...

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.

Kenya had not suffered a major locust invasion in 70 years. When the first swarms arrived in 2019, the country was woefully unprepared for what had been, quite reasonably, regarded as a remote threat.

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.

Desert locust swarms affect millions of lives worldwide. Yet classical models of collective behavior fail to explain the mechanisms driving the swarms, according to a new study: This research, ...