The takeaway: The US Army's latest counter-drone weapon works less like a missile and more like a bug zapper. Mounted on tactical vehicles, the Locust laser reflects how directed-energy systems have ...

Laser weapons go mobile as the US Army takes delivery of two 20-kW, anti-drone Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)-mounted Laser-Oriented Counter-UAS System (LOCUST) Laser Weapon Systems (LWS) from ...

Two state parks in Schuylkill County are undergoing changes, with two years worth of improvements at Locust Lake State Park nearing completion while a dam project at Tuscarora State Park has recently ...

Fears of major desert locust swarms in the Sahel in 2025 are receding, as authorities in the region continue to monitor breeding sites. The FAO says control measures were carried out by teams in ...

It’s no exaggeration to say that the U.S. Army is laser-focused on taking out cheap, deadly drones like the ones that have rained down on Ukrainian battlefields and Middle East bases. The service now ...

Locust swarms have intensified in central west Queensland, destroying pasture. Experts say a plague is increasingly likely if there is enough rain over the next few months. The state and federal ...

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 ...

Human societies have struggled to fend off locust infestations for millennia. The insects’ destructive effects persist to this day, especially when they collect in large swarms and eat through ...

Chinese scientists have identified the driving force behind the destructive swarming behavior of locusts, a discovery that could revolutionize pest control with more environmentally friendly methods.

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 ...

Police responded to a domestic disturbance and shots fired call Wednesday morning at a home on Weymouth Drive. A man was still firing inside the residence when officers arrived. One man was found dead ...

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 ...