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With a $4.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, they will converge that research to develop a “cyborg,” or mobile robot or drone, that can mimic the locusts’ behaviors.

Africa Live: More on this and other stories EXPLORE: How a single locust becomes a plague Efforts to control the locust infestation have so far not been effective. Aerial spraying of pesticides is ...