Locusts and grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) are among the most dangerous
agricultural pests. Their control is critical to food security worldwide and often requires …

Connections between locusts and people date back millennia and locusts remain a major
food security challenge today throughout the world. Locust biology is often linked to abiotic …

The grasshopper family Acrididae is one of the most diverse lineages within Orthoptera,
including more than 6,700 valid species distributed worldwide. Grasshoppers are dominant …

The term'locusts' refers to insect species which can aggregate into migratory swarms that
cause wide-scale destruction of crops and pasture, causing significant effect to food security …

Locusts exhibit phenotypic plasticity in response to population density changes, with distinct
phenotypes in the solitary and gregarious phases. In the past decade, many studies have …

Simple Summary Locust outbreaks around the world regularly affect vast areas and millions
of people. Mapping and monitoring locust habitats, as well as prediction of locust outbreaks …

Locusts are grasshoppers that can migrate en masse and devastate food security. Plant
nutrient content is a key variable influencing population dynamics, but the relationship is not …

Recent advances in technology and quantitative methods have led to the emergence of a
new field of study that stands to link insights of researchers from two closely related, but …

Since ancient times, locusts have been serious pests wreaking havoc on settled agriculture
throughout much of the world. Numerous locust practices have been developed to control …

Background: At the time of publication, the most devastating desert locust crisis in decades
is affecting East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and South-West Asia. The situation is …