Huge swarms of migratory locusts take on the proportions of natural disasters and threaten the food supply of millions of people, especially in Africa and Asia. As the eighth of the ten biblical ...

In a study published in PNAS on Sept. 5, researchers led by Prof. KANG Le from the Beijing Institutes of Life Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have provided a deep understanding of the ...

Locust swarms can wipe out crops across entire regions, threatening food supplies and livelihoods. Now, scientists working with farmers in Senegal have shown that improving soil health can ...

Sometimes, what seems like an impending disaster can become an afterthought in the blink of an eye. Surprisingly, it’s often ...

In the natural world, animals rely on perceiving a range of signals to survive—and for insects, olfactory cues are particularly critical. These scents guide them to vital resources like mates, food, ...

Locusts have been agricultural pests for almost as long as humans have grown plants for food. They cause millions of dollars in crop damage every year. They can even create food shortages and destroy ...

“And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt; very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.” ...

In the ever-present desire to find new snacks that are kosher for Passover, there’s one that stands – or leaps – above them all: locusts! Some people are shocked that locusts are kosher to eat at all, ...

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Researchers show that the migratory locust Locusta migratoria produces the compound phenylacetonitrile (PAN) to defend itself against feeding attacks by conspecifics as population density increases.