Locusts

Coronavirus, cyclones and locusts: In 2020, it's getting harder than ever to ignore science and our impact on the environment

It’s hard to deny it any longer: 2020 is getting seriously apocalyptic.

'Beat drums, burst firecrackers to prevent locust attacks': Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh advises farmers

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has asked people to burst firecrackers and beat drums to prevent attacks by locust swarms

After Rajasthan and MP, locusts reach Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi, damage crops in Maharashtra's Nagpur; Punjab issues alert

A locust swarm reached Jhansi district on Wednesday, an Uttar Pradesh official said. Other districts in the region are also on alert.

Experts tell Pakistan to use pesticides instead of ducks from China to deal with locusts

“Ducks rely on water, but in Pakistan’s desert areas, the temperature is very high,” Zhang Long, a professor from China said.

Ladybug swarm: Massive ladybug migration several kilometers wide picked up by radar

The large radar 'echo' spotted by weather forecasters was a 'cloud of ladybugs', known as a 'bloom'.