They did it under cover of darkness: mothers, fathers, grandparents, children. Only at night are the locusts still and silent, their thick, yellow bodies roosting on whatever trees, crops, and grasses ...

In research published in Insect Conservation and Diversity, investigators analyzed records from social media to explore which ...

Laikipia, KENYA, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Kenya is battling some of the worst locust plagues in decades, but start-up The Bug Picture hopes to transform the pests into profits and bring "hope to the ...

Most of the time, the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, is an innocuous grasshopper: a green or brown short-winged insect that lives a solitary life in the deserts of Africa, Arabia and Asia. But ...

The European Commission has authorized Locusta migratoria (migratory locust) as a novel food to be placed on the market. This is the second authorization of an insect as a novel food — the first being ...

ST. LOUIS • In the basement of Washington University’s Brauer Hall, there’s a room full of locusts. Hundreds in each dimly lit cage behind a glass panel, separated by age. A researcher secures the ...

And in a few places, they've already been spotted. No, we're not talking about zombies. The anticipated emergence of Brood XIX and XIII cicadas across 17 states is starting. Get ready for more — lots, ...

Alias: The honeylocust pod gall midge is a very unique insect, because it almost exclusively damages honeylocust trees. It is seen literally nowhere else, and it is so small that it usually goes ...