Africa’s indigenous foods may hold the key to a healthier, more sustainable future – if we choose to value them.

A locust outbreak in North Africa risks endangering the livelihoods of already hard-pressed farmers in the region. In recent weeks, the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a UN agency, ...

and Deal decisively with the locust at various stages – eggs, hoppers and adult grasshoppers that have a devastating impact on crops. The DA reiterates its support for the sustained working ...

Filling your garden with native plants that attract the vital pollinators ... are responsible for pollinating much of the food people eat. As of 2020, the U.S. Fish & WIldlife Service said ...

Filling your garden with native plants that attract the vital pollinators can help sustain the environment ... Experts have been urging people to take steps to increase numbers because bees are ...

17, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Njeri Mwangi) Washington | Reuters — Scientists have identified a chemical compound released by locusts that causes them to swarm, opening the door to possible new ways to ...

Locusts and grasshoppers are similar in many ways: both belong to a family of insects called Acrididae, and they are within the same genus – hence their similar characteristics: both have wings, long ...

Throughout history, locust swarms have rapidly depleted food stocks. Because of this, many people resorted to eating the insects. It makes sense; the locusts offer protein and can replace some of the ...

Aphids are known to cause more harm to garden plants than any other insect. Risks: Aphids eat in big groups and can quickly damage gardens and flower beds. What you should do: To control aphids ...

The international efforts made a significant impact by averting 4.5 million metric tons of crop losses, impacting 47 million people, arguably the most affected. Locusts belong to Acrididae, ...

with a small swarm capable of eating the equivalent of what 35,000 people would consume in a day. If left unchecked, the locust invasion could result in severe damage to crops. The opposition ...