THE latest survey on the locust problem, by Dr. B. P. Uvarov in collaboration with Miss W. Milnthorpe, has recently been published on the recommendation of the Special Committee on Locust Control ...

IT is a matter of common knowledge that the ^ damage occasioned by locust invasions is frequently extremely serious. Thus, in the year 1874, the destruction brought about by these insects in the Rocky ...

In 1937, aboard slowly-moving trains, the Army National Guard used flamethrowers in an attempt to quell a relentless plague of locusts crossing through Colorado. But the flamethrowers failed. And so ...

Tempe, Ariz. — Locust swarms may seem like a distant chapter from history, but these devastating insects still present a major threat in today's world. They jeopardize food security throughout the ...

Lou Del Bello is a climate and energy journalist currently living in New Delhi. This story originally featured on Undark. The farmer stands in front of his barren field, dotted with stunted cumin ...