For Midwest farmers in the 1870s, it was if doomsday had come, and the horseman was the Rocky Mountain Locust.

In case you haven't heard, Massachusetts will soon be swarmed with insects known as cicadas. In next few weeks, the 17-year periodical cicadas, also known as Brood XIV, will emerge. While some people ...

Animals depend on their sense of smell to locate food, identify mates and evade danger. In mammals, olfactory perception ...

Periodical cicadas, Brood XIV, will emerge in Massachusetts in the next few weeks. Cicadas, unlike locusts, do not swarm or decimate crops. Both cicadas and locusts are herbivores, but cicadas are ...

KATITIKA, Kenya (AP) — The hum of millions of locusts on the move is broken by the screams of farmers and the clanging of pots and pans. But their noise-making does little to stop the voracious ...

What is the current situation with the locust invasion in Ukraine, how much damage has it caused to the crops, and whether farmers will be able to receive compensation, as well as the risks of the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ST. LOUIS • In the basement of Washington University’s Brauer Hall, there’s a room full of locusts. Hundreds in each dimly lit ...

And in a few places, they've already been spotted. No, we're not talking about zombies. The anticipated emergence of Brood XIX and XIII cicadas across 17 states is starting. Get ready for more — lots, ...

An Egyptian locust has been spotted in a Cornwall garden. Cornwall Wildlife Trust said the insect, typically found in Mediterranean Europe and North Africa, was believed to be the first sighting in ...

Locusts typically lead solitary lives. But unusually heavy rains, for example, can trigger these grasshoppers to multiply and aggregate into gargantuan swarms that decimate pastures and fields.