As if we hadn't already seen enough Biblical events this year, a plague of over 30 million locusts swarmed over Egypt's cities and farms just three weeks before Passover begins. But put your ...
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 ...
"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 ...
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 ...
Inner Mongolia is being hit hard by a locust plague that is stripping the area’s grasslands. Legions of the ravenous insects have attacked some 10 million hectares across the region’s plains -- 10 ...
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivian farmers and government officials are fighting a locust plague threatening corn and sorghum harvests, just as agricultural areas were starting to recover from the South ...
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 ...