The worst desert locust outbreak in a generation has been decimating crops and other vegetation across the Horn of Africa. Since January, Kenya Ethiopia, and Somalia have been battling to contain the ...

ONE of the oldest of all agricultural problems is that of locust invasions. References to such plagues are frequent in the texts of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Chinese and Hebrews-the oldest ...

The economic, human, and environmental impacts of the current locust plague are substantial and could last generations. World Bank estimates—based on projections issued by FAO in March 2020--show that ...

The researchers advised that international cooperation will be crucial to aid endemic locust control and prevent global locust plagues.

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A plague of locusts considered “extremely alarming” is headed toward Africa and the Middle East but is likely to bypass Israel. The locusts are breeding and forming new ...

A huge plague of locusts is wreaking havoc on the Italian island of Sardinia in the worst insect invasion in more than 60 years, local media report. Large swarms are destroying crops and invading ...

FOR the past three years an organised effort has been made by the Governments of the South African colonies to destroy the swarms of locusts that from time to time invade the cultivated districts ...

Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until ... This migratory pest can reach plague proportions, and a swarm covering one square kilometre can consume enough food in one day to feed ...

Locust plagues are a serious threat to agricultural production, food security and the environment in many parts of the world, including Kazakhstan, the world's 9th largest state. Persistent periods of ...

Local reports say that farmers are fighting the "worst locust plague in nearly three decades" and the swarms were decimating crops and sending prices of food soaring. Some 38% of Pakistan's area ...