JERUSALEM (JTA) — A plague of locusts considered “extremely alarming” is headed toward Africa and the Middle East but is likely to bypass Israel. The locusts are breeding and forming new ...

The worst desert locust outbreak in a generation has been decimating crops and other vegetation across the Horn of Africa. Since January, Kenya Ethiopia, and Somalia have been battling to contain the ...

Early American colonists would call cicadas locusts, as they were reminded of the biblical plague of locusts due to the ...

Chinese factories are producing thousands of tonnes of a "green zombie fungus" to help fight the swarms of locusts plaguing east Africa. Metarhizium is a genus of fungi with nearly 50 species ...

It was June 1873, a time of year and season that was likely similar to today. One could imagine that it was a pleasant day, warm with plenty of soft sunshine. The kind of day where a warm breeze ...

The economic, human, and environmental impacts of the current locust plague are substantial and could last generations. World Bank estimates—based on projections issued by FAO in March 2020--show that ...

including 30 years of plague, 23 years of famine, and nine years of locust invasions. “Towns might have adopted flood-resistant infrastructure or migrated to more favorable areas,” said ...

Do you feel like we are caught in the Old Testament with the fires, floods, LGBT discrimination and plagues? If the eighth plague of locusts cover the ground, it may ...