USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins led efforts against New World Screwworm since early 2025, investing in sterile fly production ...

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The US Department of Agriculture reported on Wednesday, June 3, that New World screwworm was detected in a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas. The larvae were found in the calf’s umbilical area.

BEIJING -- A group of Chinese researchers has discovered the biosynthesis and release process of the key pheromone that causes a locust outbreak, making an important contribution to the ecological ...

Laser weapons reached a new milestone as the US Navy tested the AeroVironment (AV) LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George H W Bush (CVN-77), notching up a 100% ...

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Locust swarms can wipe out crops across entire regions, threatening food supplies and livelihoods. Now, scientists working with farmers in Senegal have shown that improving soil health can ...

"They're very destructive when there's a lot of them, but one-on-one, what's not to love?" says Arianne Cease. She's talking about locusts. As the director of Arizona State University's Global Locust ...

To determine how 4VA is made, the researchers first determined the starting ingredient in the biosynthesis pathway. They found that locusts that had been fed wheat germ emitted 4VA, while hungry ones ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protect agriculture specialists at Detroit Metro Airport discovered a live Egyptian locust in a traveler’s luggage from Albania. Egyptian locusts are an invasive species in ...

Two teenagers were detained after causing “trouble” in a Waymo on Monday afternoon, the San Mateo Police Department announced in a social media post. KTLA's Mary Beth McDade reports. Orange County ...