For many locusts, life in a swarm is a picnic. Crowded conditions create a locust-eat-locust world. But it turns out some migrating insects deploy a “don’t-eat-me” pheromone that can deter their ...

Cicadas are getting ready to descend on Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio like a plague of locusts. The latest 17-year brood, Brood XIV, may only be a couple of weeks away from emerging this spring. When ...

"They dramatically affect people's livelihoods." Farmers combat apocalyptic swarm of insects with groundbreaking solution: 'A ...

Locust swarms are particularly hard to defend against because they occur unexpectedly, and scientists have not had much luck predicting when or where they will happen. According to new evidence ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Locusts are voracious eaters with appetites that extend to members of their own ...