They might look like harmless grasshoppers, but locusts have an appetite for destruction. When the conditions are right, they transform from mild-mannered loners into gregarious partiers. They swarm, ...

"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 ...

A locust in a “solitarious” phase is shy. It acts like a regular grasshopper: avoiding others of its kind, appearing a ...

DMC International Imaging (DMCii) is helping The Algerian Space Agency (ASAL) to predict the spread of locust plagues across North Africa as part of a pro-active approach to tackle the destructive ...

As Africa continues to deal with its worst locust infestation in 25 years, experts warn that the problem could get much worse if not taken care of soon. Experts suspect that the infestation is a ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — A swarm of locusts crossed into Israel from neighboring Egypt Monday, raising fears that Israel could be hit with a biblical plague ahead of the Passover holiday. Israel sent out ...

The crop-devouring pests love arid conditions and the occasional downpour. Global warming is offering more of both. By Raymond Zhong Rising temperatures could expand the area of the globe under threat ...

Meteorology has never been as precise as it is today—but how can scientists learn about past weather events? In addition to environmental evidence such as ice cores and sediments, historical records ...

In order to strengthen the war on the locust plague, which is becoming a serious menace, the Palestine government has ordered each of the departments to mobilize two senior and four junior officers to ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Locusts are voracious eaters with appetites that extend to members of their own ...