New research reveals secrets about locust swarm movement Study introduces a new theory that could improve locust control strategies Date: March 24, 2025 Source: Texas A&M AgriLife Communications ...

These landscapes reconstructed the world in 3D to make the locusts think they were in a swarm, Sayin said. But he couldn't replicate the 2006 findings that animal density was responsible for ...

A study recently published in Science reveals: Classical models of collective behaviour fail to explain the mechanisms driving desert locust swarms – an ecological phenomenon that affects ...

Locust swarms will intensify with climate change, threatening food security, study finds Recent research finds that certain agricultural pests will thrive in a warming planet, threatening agriculture ...

Locust swarms could soon expand to new regions in south and west central Asia, as the erratic weather patterns brought on by burning fossil fuels create prime conditions for the insects, a recent ...

A locust swarm in central Kenya in 2020. The area of the globe under threat could expand by up to 25 percent in the coming decades. Credit... Fredrik Lerneryd/Getty Images.

A new tool that predicts the behaviour of desert locust populations will help national agencies to manage huge swarms before they devastate food crops in Africa and Asia.  ...