The worst desert locust outbreak in a generation has been decimating crops and other vegetation across the Horn of Africa. Since January, Kenya Ethiopia, and Somalia have been battling to contain the ...

The economic, human, and environmental impacts of the current locust plague are substantial and could last generations. World Bank estimates—based on projections issued by FAO in March 2020--show that ...

FOR the past three years an organised effort has been made by the Governments of the South African colonies to destroy the swarms of locusts that from time to time invade the cultivated districts ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A plague of locusts considered “extremely alarming” is headed toward Africa and the Middle East but is likely to bypass Israel. The locusts are breeding and forming new ...

The researchers advised that international cooperation will be crucial to aid endemic locust control and prevent global locust plagues.