Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until something—like ... Until now, predicting and controlling locust swarms has been "hit and miss," according to the researchers.

A new early warning tool developed by British scientists will help control devastating locust swarms. Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until something - such as an intense rainstorm ...

The locusts' transition from solitary to gregarious is triggered ... in serotonin concentration in a specific region of the locust's nervous system underlies the behavioral changes that lead ...