Swarms of Locusts Are infecting Key Indian Crops

A local plague is a crippling natural disaster. Across history, these infestations were feared and admired. Sadly, today they are still wreaking havoc.

Locusts are related to grasshoppers and the insects are similar in appearance. Locust behavior can be something completely different, though. Locusts are sometimes lonely insects like grasshoppers with lifestyles. Yet locusts have a different phase of activity called the gregarious pe....