As the eastern states gear up to tackle the worst locust plague in over thirty years, ecologists are beginning to question the impacts broad scale pesticide spraying will have on the greater ecology.

Swarm of crop eating locust reached central Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The swarm was reported in Unnao, Sitapur, Barabanki and Lucknow district. In Lucknow, the swarms of locust was first reported in ...

Locust, a short-horned grasshopper in the family of Acrididae, is not new to Pakistan. It caused devastation to Pakistani agriculture in 1950s, 1960s and 1990s. In response to take measures to avert ...

As giant swarms of locusts spread across East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the Middle East, devouring crops that feed millions of people, some scientists say global warming is contributing to ...

KUN0095 4 GEN 0113 KUWAIT /KUNA-PYV6 HLT-KUWAIT-LOCUST-WARNING Warning against consuming locust - Health Ministry KUWAIT, Dec 14 (KUNA) -- The Ministry of Health warned Sunday against eating locust ...

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today "http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/44696/icode/"warned that Madagascar is at risk of a crop ...

Phil Hall with the huge locust he bit into (Picture: Chris Barron) A builder’s coronation chicken sandwiches have been ruined for life after he bit into a live locust that had come from a supermarket ...

Ahsa: You can easily hear salesmen raving about the medical and culinary qualities of the desert locust they are selling. Welcome to the popular market in Ahsa in eastern Saudi Arabia where crowds of ...

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