locust
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The Global Locust Initiative is part of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory and focuses on the many systems that influence locust outbreaks.
From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026
The U.S. has deployed a BlueHalo Locust laser weapon system that can shoot down drones with $3 of electricity, also known as “directed energy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
Nicholas Robert Contreras, 32, was first struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Mariposa Road and Locust Avenue in Victorville, according to a sheriff’s spokesperson.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024
Police sealed off Locust Walk with barricades and closed part of Walnut Street to traffic.
From New York Times • May 10, 2024
Now they were counting on the Locust Queen’s plan working better for them than it had for her.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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