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 ...
Plagues of locust have threatened agricultural production in Africa, Middle East and Asia for centuries. Desert locusts are potentially the most dangerous of the locust pest because of the ability of ...
A community volunteer uses a motorised spray to apply pesticide on February 25, 2020 at a locust hatch site in eastern Kenya. Photo by TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images Swarming locusts are famous for ...
A man chases away a swarm of desert locusts in the bush near Enziu, Kitui County, some 200km east of the capital Nairobi, Kenya. DAI KUROKAWA/EPA The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned ...