WAEMU granted Senegal CFA100 million ($179,646) to strengthen its national locust control system. WAEMU previously allocated an identical CFA100 million package to Mali on February 2. FAO warned that ...

Swarm formation imminent in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia as regional harvests begin Desert locusts could cause up to $8.5 billion in damages and losses by the end of 2020 FAO requests additional $78.4 ...

Locust outbreaks, which cause considerable crop losses, affect a quarter of the world’s population today. In a recent paper, scientists predict the situation will worsen with climate change, and they ...

The next phase in the massive control operation against African Migratory Locust (AML) in Zambia is expected to begin today. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is ...

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. Desert locusts typically lead solitary lives until ...