Tag: locusts
Like the Bara, a researcher proposes to treat locusts as “a plant” and not as a scourge
A better study of the customs and beliefs of the different Malagasy peoples could allow us to act more pertinently in terms of environmental preservation and disaster management. This is…
Smoking rockets and giant locusts: this is what the Leersum flower parade will look like this year
They are all between seven and twelve years old, the members of the children’s jury. And those who think they can get off easy are wrong. Josephine checks whether the…
Desert locusts should benefit from global warming
Global warming threatens certain species, but could well favor others. And that’s not necessarily good news for men. According to a study published in Science Advances, locust invasions could increase.…
Locusts torment in Afghanistan of hunger
full screen A farmer tries to stomp to death invading locusts in the Balkh province of Afghanistan. Photo: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/TT Swarms of locusts are spreading over crops in northern Afghanistan,…
Locusts torment in Afghanistan of hunger
Facts: Afghanistan Afghanistan is an Islamic republic with a gender-segregated society. The arch-conservative Taliban, who rule the country, call it an Islamic emirate. War has raged essentially constantly since the…
against locusts, prevention costs less than reaction
In Madagascar, the “locusta migratoria”, this endemic locust of the island, which reproduces at a dizzying speed and which likes to feed on rice or corn plants, has become more…