Plantations of over 70 farmers severely affected by the Spotted Locust infestation at Konnathady and Vathikudy panchayats ...

Locust infestation has been severe in the Ponmudi, Irumalakka and Thellithodu areas of Konnthadi panchayat..locust ...

The UN has said that if an Ethiopian locust infestation is not brought under control then the crop-devouring insect could "invade" neighbouring countries. The Ethiopian government has called for ...

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 ...

Hundreds of billions of locusts are swarming through parts of East Africa and South Asia in the worst infestation for a quarter of a century, threatening crops and livelihoods. A man attempts to ...

The species is known as short-horned Melanoplus grasshoppers which is in the locust family.They are a large, robust, ...

The International Regional Organization for Plant and Animal Health (OIRSA), based in San Salvador, issued an alert on Wednesday regarding a locust infestation affecting fields in Central America and ...

Turkana residents have raised concern over a locust infestation that is threatening to deplete vegetation in the county. According to the residents, vegetation cover in large areas of the county h ...

Several countries in the world, regardless of their any status, are exposed to recurrent natural disasters. They suffer from heavy rain falls, landslides, and overflow of rivers, storms, and ...

With a lot of vegetation due to high rainfall happening, there is a fertile ground for locust breeding and infestation,” he noted. In this respect, the IGAD region is passing through more and ...

The research team suggests their findings could lead to new pesticide strategies to combat locust infestations, preventing loss of crops. More information: Koutaro Ould Maeno et al, Mate ...

Over the past decade, Kenya has experienced sporadic changes in climate that have resulted in an increase in frequency of locust infestation, spread of livestock and crop diseases, which have ...