The sheer volume of the number of cicadas expected to appear has many people comparing them to locusts and wondering what the differences are. Here are answers to those questions. The two cicada ...

Watch the full episode here. Locusts have huge appetites. One of these insects can eat its own weight in food in a single day. And they're devastating crops in East Africa, where millions of ...

Desert locusts, a notorious Biblical pest, form some of the largest insect groups in nature and are estimated to threaten the livelihood of one in ten people due to their impact on food security.

This weekend’s cool-down would be a Locust Winter since the locust trees are in full bloom. There are four main Tennessee springtime winters: Redbud Winter is usually in March. Dogwood Winter ...

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 ...

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

The county government of Meru has admitted there is a locust invasion in some parts of the county. Speaking on Saturday, Meru Chief of Staff Gideon Kimathi said the dreaded locusts had invaded ...