USDA's Agricultural Research Service has released the first high-quality genome of the desert locust, which researchers hope will help reduce dependence on pesticides to control the pest. "Having a ...
Two major locust swarms in on opposite ends of the world have raised alarms this week about the biblical damage the pests can inflict on crops as they make their way through swathes of South America ...
A new study led by scientists from the Chinese MARA-CABI Joint Laboratory for Biosafety has discovered the optimum time to apply safer-to-use and more environmentally-friendly biopesticides to fight ...
A team of Chinese researchers has uncovered the biological mechanisms behind locust swarming, offering new insights into how humans might intervene in the destructive behavior, according to a recent ...
Map of study areas (Dagang and Dongying) on the East coast of China. Credit: Frontiers in Physiology (2023). DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1110998 A new study led by scientists from the Chinese MARA-CABI ...