A swarm of locusts are seen over a farm in Rajasthan's Beawar. (Photo PTI) Haryana has issued a high alert in seven districts after locust swarms attacked crops in neighbouring Rajasthan and a few ...

Varsity’s entomology department head PK Chhuneja said since the first week of May, locusts have tried to intrude fields in Punjab areas on three occasions The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), ...

Haryana has issued a high alert in seven districts after locust swarms attacked crops in neighbouring Rajasthan and a few other states, officials said on Thursday, asserting that there was enough ...

The Uttar Pradesh government has declared a state-wide alert after a massive army of locusts invaded farms in several districts, The Times of India reported on Monday. Uttar Pradesh is the third state ...

The desert locust is considered the most destructive migratory pest in the world. In response to environmental stimuli, dense and highly mobile desert locust swarms can form Following an advisory by ...

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has issued an alert over desert locust invasion. FAO says heavy rains and cyclones have triggered a surge in desert locust populations, causing an ...

The DNA of the desert locust has been decoded and it could be the key to combat the pest Read more ...

Almost a year after they had swarmed parts of northern India, several large groups of locusts have again reached neighbouring Rajasthan prompting the agriculture department in Uttar Pradesh to sound ...

Nairobi — The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that a dangerous infestation of locusts could emerge along the Red Sea in November and December following an outbreak of the insects ...