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Can Locust Swarms Be Prevented without Insecticides?

Summary by wissenschaft.de
The Bible already states that locusts can be a plague and destroy crops, because locusts prefer to swarm out in large groups. They communicate with each other via pheromones. Now researchers have found out which enzymes in the insect body regulate the production of these pheromones – and with which active substances these enzymes can be inhibited. Thus, locust plague could be effective in the future [...] The article Can locust swarms be prevent…
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The Bible already states that locusts can be a plague and destroy crops, because locusts prefer to swarm out in large groups. They communicate with each other via pheromones. Now researchers have found out which enzymes in the insect body regulate the production of these pheromones – and with which active substances these enzymes can be inhibited. Thus, locust plague could be effective in the future [...] The article Can locust swarms be prevent…

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wissenschaft.de broke the news in on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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