Desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) are normally solitary insects, but in crowded conditions, they undergo physical and behavioral changes and become 'gregarious', clustering in swarms that can ...

Kenya The insects, which eat their own body weight in food every day, are breeding so fast numbers could grow four hundredfold by June. Reuters A swarm of newly hatched desert locusts are seen on ...

Somalia has declared a national emergency as large swarms of locusts spread across east Africa. The country's Ministry of Agriculture said the insects, which consume large amounts of vegetation ...

It was the case of one good story leading to another. After its shocking report Jan. 25 on the locust swarms devastating agriculture in Kenya,AP’s Nairobi team came through with another truly striking ...

Dr. Retkute added: "It takes into account the insects’ lifecycle and their selection of breeding sites, and can forecast locust swarm movements both short and long-term." The new model has been ...

The Navy's new LOCUST (Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology) launchers fire a swarm of drones that can jam enemy communications, and waste enemy resources by drawing fire. The launchers are capable of ...