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Nipun Basrur / Locust Plague

Peaceable, solitary locusts can turn into gregarious swarmers with the flip of a pheromone. When they swarm, they can eat their body weight every day, decimating crops and kickstarting food shortages. Can they be stopped?

Click above to listen to part 3 of Home Invasions, featuring Nipun Basrur, Neurobiologist at The Rockefeller University.

Home Invasions:
Part 1: Invasion Invaded
Part 2: Chris Looney / Murder Hornets
Part 3: Nipun Basrur / Locust Plague
Part 4: Amy Maxmen / Pandemic Preparedness

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