Hatchlings from wet (left) and desiccated (right) large eggs. Credit: Koutaro Ould Maeno. In dry conditions, locusts have undersized babies – with their first lunch already in their guts, according to new research. Desert locusts have two distinct modes –...
This migratory pest can reach plague proportions, and a swarm covering one square kilometre can consume enough food in one day to feed 35,000 people. Credit: Keith Cressman, FAO. A new early warning tool developed by a University of Cambridge-led team, will help...
