"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 ...

Arizona State University scientists are part of an international research team that discovered a simple, soil-based method to keep locusts from eating crops. To their knowledge, it’s the first study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In case you haven't heard, Massachusetts will soon be swarmed with insects known as cicadas. In next few weeks, the 17-year ...

Locust swarms can wipe out crops across entire regions, threatening food supplies and livelihoods. Now, scientists working ...

Male locusts have long been observed shielding mates from other males. Researchers say this behavior may also protect the females from desert temperatures. By Gennaro Tomma It may seem like a hopeless ...

For many locusts, life in a swarm is a picnic. Crowded conditions create a locust-eat-locust world. But it turns out some migrating insects deploy a “don’t-eat-me” pheromone that can deter their ...

A chemical released by locusts turns out to encourage them to swarm. The discovery could help us control the insects, which can destroy swathes of crops. Locusts normally live solitary lives, but ...

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 ...

Swarms can contain between 40-80 million locusts per square kilometer. Kenya is battling some of the worst locust plagues in decades, but startup The Bug Picture hopes to transform the pests into ...

Aid agencies report swarms of locusts have been descending on farms in northern Kenya, destroying crops and even leaving pastures bare of vegetation. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization in a ...

In case you haven't heard, Massachusetts will soon be swarmed with insects known as cicadas. In next few weeks, the 17-year periodical cicadas, also known as Brood XIV, will emerge. While some people ...