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 ...

The main difference between a regular grasshopper and a locust, DAFF adds, is that “locusts can exist in two different behavioural states (solitary and gregarious), whereas most grasshoppers do ...

New research is reshaping our understanding of one of nature’s most stunning yet destructive phenomena —  massive swarms of desert locusts.

A new early warning tool developed by British scientists will help control devastating locust swarms. Desert locusts ...