Locusts and grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) are among the most dangerous
agricultural pests. Their control is critical to food security worldwide and often requires …

Connections between locusts and people date back millennia and locusts remain a major
food security challenge today throughout the world. Locust biology is often linked to abiotic …

Polyphenism is the phenomenon where two or more distinct phenotypes are produced by
the same genotype. Examples of polyphenism provide some of the most compelling systems …

Abstract Locusts are grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) that are characterised by their
capacity for extreme population density-dependent polyphenism, transforming between a …

Locusts exhibit phenotypic plasticity in response to population density changes, with distinct
phenotypes in the solitary and gregarious phases. In the past decade, many studies have …

Chemical communication involves the production, transmission, and perception of odors.
Most adult insects rely on chemical signals and cues to locate food resources, oviposition …

Insects are one of the most successful classes on Earth, reflected in an enormous species
richness and diversity. Arguably, this success is partly due to the high degree to which …

Locusts are short horned grasshoppers that exhibit two behaviour types depending on their
local population density. These are: solitarious, where they will actively avoid other locusts …

Desert Locusts can change reversibly between solitarious and gregarious phases, which
differ considerably in behaviour, morphology and physiology. The two phases show many …

Locusts exhibit one of nature's most spectacular examples of complex phenotypic plasticity,
in which changes in density cause solitary and cryptic individuals to transform into …