• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 6th, 2013
Locusts' Hearing Based on Nanostructures in the Eardrum, Study Finds

Locusts' Hearing Based on Nanostructures in the Eardrum, Study Finds

Researcher were thus far unaware of how locusts distinguished between sounds

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 29th, 2013
Locusts Plague Madagascar, Threaten Food Security

Locusts Plague Madagascar, Threaten Food Security

The UN estimates $41M (€32M) will have to be spent on dealing with the problem

30 Million Locusts Swarm Egypt’s Giza Region

30 Million Locusts Swarm Egypt’s Giza Region

Locals take to setting tires on fire in an attempt to get rid of them

Green Tip: Get the Locust Farm, Grow Insects for Dinner

Green Tip: Get the Locust Farm, Grow Insects for Dinner

The kit was designed by the UNHCR for refugees in Kenya

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 10th, 2010
Investigating Why Locusts Swarms

Investigating Why Locusts Swarms

New Antibiotics from a Bug's Brain

New Antibiotics from a Bug's Brain

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 27th, 2010
Predicting Locus Swarm Movements Is Impossible

Predicting Locus Swarm Movements Is Impossible

According to new mathematical calculations

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2009
Nerve Chemical Turns Locusts into Pests

Nerve Chemical Turns Locusts into Pests

Serotonin is responsible for crop failures