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Farmers combat apocalyptic swarm of insects with groundbreaking solution: 'A highly complex … global challenge'

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

Waiting for Locusts: When farming is an exercise in cautious optimism

A HEAVY CROP: Two 68-foot rows of table grapes, a red Jupiter and a green Gratitude, both varieties bred for Arkansas by the incredible University of Arkansas plant breeding program. Credit: Alan ...
New Scientist

Locusts produce an odour to try to put other locusts off eating them

Locusts are known for their massive swarms, in which they devour crops and can destroy enough food to feed 35,000 people in one day. They are also cannibals, so huge swarms present a danger to the ...
technologynetworks

Soil-Based Intervention Stops Locust Swarms Destroying Crops

“They’re very destructive when there's a lot of them, but one on one, what's not to love?” Arianne Cease says. She’s talking about locusts. As the director of Arizona State University’s Global Locust ...