Male locusts have long been observed shielding mates from other males. Researchers say this behavior may also protect the females from desert temperatures. By Gennaro Tomma It may seem like a hopeless ...

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.

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON — A chemical that affects people’s moods also can transform easygoing desert locusts into terrifying swarms that ravage the countryside, scientists report. “Here we have a ...

Locusts are prompted to band together in enormous, destructive swarms by the same brain chemical that is linked to happiness in humans. A fascinating new study has found that locusts that are about to ...

Researchers wielding artists’ paintbrushes have tickled some insects and come up with a new insight into how a plague of locusts gets started. Left to itself, the desert locust of biblical fame stays ...

WASHINGTON – A chemical that affects people's moods also can transform easygoing desert locusts into terrifying swarms that ravage the countryside, scientists report. "Here we have a solitary and ...

While most people wouldn't think twice about studying bugs, ASU professor Arianne Cease has made locusts the center of her research, which could change the world. Cease, assistant sustainability ...

The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is a hairy, six-legged, doublejawed grasshopper whose behavior has been exasperation and puzzling mankind ever since his appearance in Exodus as one of the ...

Researchers studying locusts have found that the presence of smell can be determined by simply adding and subtracting the presence of certain neurons. Smell a cup of coffee. Smell it inside or outside ...