Mistletoes parasitising African locust bean trees in Amurum Forest Reserve. Abidemi Raji Mistletoes are found in a wide range of forest ecosystems. As parasites, they are a fascinating group of ...

This week, we introduce the black locust or Robinia pseudoacacia. This tree has compound leaves that are eight to 10 inches long, made up of seven to 17 small rounded leaflets arranged alternately on ...

A plague of locusts has hit Africa. Massive swarms are devouring crops and other vegetation in their path, imperiling millions and setting the stage for a humanitarian disaster.

African locust bean popularly known as iru is of great importance in Nigeria as people rely on it as a source of food, traditional medicine and remedy for several ailments.

As Genessa Patterson read names of black soldiers buried inside Locust Hill African American Cemetery, members of her JROTC organization pushed flags into the earth as markers of memorialization.

Poor rains might lessen the locust threat but will almost certainly mean a poor harvest. “Things have gone very bad. If you look at the farm there is nothing,” she said.

— West African food brand Yolélé is launching a collection of spice rubs and dip mixes. The products join Yolélé’s existing line of chips, pilafs and flours derived from fonio, an ancient ...

Coronavirus is making it harder to eradicate gigantic locust swarms that are wreaking havoc in East Africa. The outbreak of locusts, which can be carried in part by the wind, has overwhelmed local … ...

East African nations are likely to contain new locust swarms emerging in the region because of continuing pest-control operations and the prospect of poor spring rains, the Food and Agriculture ...

A new generation of locust swarms is threatening to wipe out the livelihoods of farmers and herders across eastern Africa - deepening a food crisis in a region where 35 million people are already ...

Huge swarms of locusts plaguing eastern Africa are the result of extreme weather events over the past two years. Swarms of desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) are rampaging through several ...