Across the American West, outbreaks of locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets cost ranchers about $1.2 billion every year. The research suggests that building soil quality instead of relying on ...

Swarms of locusts devouring a farmer’s livelihood might sound apocalyptic, but major locust infestations are a regular ...

It was a house-swarming party. Residents of southeastern Mexico were left in shock after a biblical proportion of locusts swallowed the region’s skies, leading many — including local media — to evoke ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Crops in Ukraine's southern regions are under attack from locusts... that are breeding in inaccessible areas near the ...

It's planting season in Kenya's Turkana region - but instead of growing, farmers like Victor Juma are seeing their crops destroyed by a new swarm of locusts. "These are the tomatoes that have been ...

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have recently tackled an age-old mystery recorded in the Bible - the reason behind locusts forming massive, crop-destroying swarms. The team was particularly focused ...

When Pharaoh failed to keep his promise to free the Israelites, Moses summoned a swarm of locusts to devour all vegetation in Egypt. In the Old Testament book of ...

Swarms of Locusts Flood the Skies of Yucatan's Capital Swarms of locusts were spotted in the skies over Yucatan’s capital, Merida, on December 6. This footage, posted to Facebook by Gonzalez Jose, ...

Arizona State University PhD student Sydney Millerwise holds a migratory locust in ASU’s Global Locust Initiative lab. A new study by an ASU team and international collaborators identifies a strategy ...

The propensity of locusts to form huge swarms and blanket landscapes may have evolved as a strategy to disrupt foraging by predators such as small mammals, lizards, and birds, according to research ...