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There's a good reason locusts are considered plague-worthy. Despite their size, swarms of these insects can cause considerable damage by shredding plant life to bits like ravenous piranhas.. The bugs ...

But scientists were surprised to find that this is not the case for Oedaleus asiaticus, a dominant locust of the north Asian grasslands and a close relative of the common African pest O. senegalensis.

USDA's Agricultural Research Service has released the first high-quality genome of the desert locust, which researchers hope will help reduce dependence on pesticides to control the pest. "Having a ...

The State Government is setting up five incident control centres in northern Victoria, to deal with an expected locust plague later this year. The Government says widespread egg-laying earlier this ...

An alarm has been sounded for agriculture over sightings of yellow-spotted locusts in many areas outside their normal habitats of jungles and domestic gardens. “They have not reached any of the main ...

China on Monday said it would help Pakistan to establish an effective pest control system to deal with the severe locust problem in the country. Pakistan, which is facing its worst locust attack in ...

A Scottish pest control expert is playing a key role in tackling the worst locust swarms seen in East Africa in more than 70 years. Glasgow-born John Clayton has spent four decades working on projects ...

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