The sheer volume of the number of cicadas expected to appear has many people comparing them to locusts and wondering what the differences are. Here are answers to those questions. The two cicada ...

Locust swarms began invading several areas across Morocco, sparking growing concerns about the impact on agriculture and food ...

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 ...

Tarqi, spokesman for the National Committee for Combating Desert Locusts, has confirmed the spread of locust swarms, which ...

Desert locust swarms are ravaging crops, trees, and pastureland, destroying food and vegetation and jeopardizing food security across Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and South Asia. The World Bank is ...

New research published in Science is reshaping our understanding of one of nature’s most stunning yet destructive phenomena —  massive locust swarms moving together.

Virtual reality platform uncovers the collective behavior of swarming locusts. Their research could help secure agricultural lands and food supply. https://p.dw.com/p ...

Efforts to combat desert locusts have been continuing in Libya in several areas, with new hot spots discovered in Sirte and several cities in central and southern regions, amid fears of their spread.

For example, insects live in a world of smell, decoding the subtle chemical nuances of scent that waft across their antennae. In the case of locusts—the migratory swarming form of certain asocial ...