News tagged with desert locusts
Protein associated with learning implicated in causing grasshoppers to swarm
New research has found that a protein associated with learning and memory plays an integral role in changing the behaviour of locusts from that of harmless grasshoppers into swarming pests.
Dec 19, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Mauritana locust infestation spreading to Morocco: UN
An invasion of crickets in Mauritania has spread to Morocco and the western Sahara, and could worsen if there is strong rainfall in coming weeks, the United Nations warned Friday.
Oct 16, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
With an Eye on Locusts and Vegetation, Scientists Make a Good Tool Better
(PhysOrg.com) -- Locusts, the grasshopper-like insects of Biblical lore, are normally docile creatures that prefer solitary lives in the desert, away from other members of their species. But sometimes, when ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
How a brain chemical changes locusts from harmless grasshoppers to swarming pests
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have uncovered the underlying biological reason why locusts form migrating swarms. Their findings, reported in today's edition of Science, could be used in the future to prevent ...
Biology /
Jan 29, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (6) |
2
Search results for desert locusts
Plant defences - the mystery deepens
New research has brought us a step closer to untangling the complex reasons why certain plant species triumph over others.
Oct 21, 2011 |
4.8 / 5 (6) |
3
|
Swarms of locusts use social networking to communicate
Social studies of Facebook and Twitter have been adapted to gain a greater understanding of the swarming behaviour of locusts. The enormous success of social networking sites has vividly illustrated the importance of networking ...
Jul 15, 2011 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Brain 'GPS' illuminated in migratory monarch butterflies
A new study takes a close look at the brain of the migratory monarch butterfly to better understand how these remarkable insects use an internal compass and skylight cues to navigate from eastern North America to Mexico each ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 26, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Understanding the human neurosystem: From the brain of a locust
In the human brain, mechanical stress -- the amount of pressure applied to a particular area -- requires a delicate balance. Just the right force keeps neurons together and functioning as a system within the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 29, 2010 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Swarming locusts need larger brains
One of the most devastating events in the insect world - the locust swarm - has extraordinary effects on the insect's brains, scientists in Cambridge have discovered.
May 25, 2010 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
0
|
Ladder-walking locusts show big brains aren't always best
Scientists have shown for the first time that insects, like mammals, use vision rather than touch to find footholds. They made the discovery thanks to high-speed video cameras - technology the BBC uses to ...
Dec 24, 2009 |
5 / 5 (8) |
1
What's bugging locusts?
Since ancient times, locust plagues have been viewed as one of the most spectacular events in nature. In seemingly spontaneous fashion, as many as 10 billion critters can suddenly swarm the air and carpet the ground, blazing ...
Biology /
May 08, 2008 |
4.3 / 5 (15) |
0
Mystery shrouds loss of migrant birds
Mystery is surrounding the huge declines of birds that migrate thousands of miles from Africa to the UK and Europe each spring. Scientists fear that their dwindling numbers – well over 50 per cent down in some cases – may ...
Biology /
May 26, 2006 |
4.8 / 5 (10) |
0
U.S. locusts related to African locusts
A DNA study has linked the genetic lineage of Western Hemisphere insects to African desert locusts.
Dec 21, 2005 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
0
List of search results for desert locusts
