Arizona State University scientists are part of an international research team that discovered a simple, soil-based method to ...

"They're very destructive when there's a lot of them, but one-on-one, what's not to love?" says Arianne Cease. She's talking ...

Locust swarms can wipe out crops across entire regions, threatening food supplies and livelihoods. Now, scientists working ...

A new early warning tool developed by British scientists will help control devastating locust swarms. Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until something - such as an intense rainstorm - ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Crops in Ukraine's southern regions are under attack from locusts... that are breeding in inaccessible areas near the ...

Nouakchott — An 8 kilometre swarm of desert locusts laying eggs in provinces north and east of the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott has raised fears of a major locust invasion at the height of the ...

KATITIKA, Kenya (AP) — The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their noise-making does little to stop the voracious ...

Locusts breeding in central Zambia may pose a bigger threat to farmers in southern Africa than the fall armyworm that’s ravaged crops this year, according to an organization that combats the pests.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The crunch of young ...

This migratory pest can reach plague proportions, and a swarm covering one square kilometre can consume enough food in one day to feed 35,000 people. Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until ...