In 2020, India faced its worst locust invasion in 27 years, with swarms destroying over 50,000 hectares of cropland across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Maharashtra. This occurred amid ...

As Cyclone Amphan made landfall in India in May, swarms were also forming there as well as in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Iran. The crisis has affected 23 countries to date, from Pakistan to Tanzania. 3. The ...

The team noticed the need for a comprehensive model of desert locust behavior during the response to a massive upsurge from ...

Desert locust swarms are ravaging crops, trees, and pastureland, destroying food and vegetation and jeopardizing food security across Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and South Asia. The World Bank is ...

Once the initial phase is complete in May, north-south traffic will be severed on Locust and drivers will be detoured to side ...