Modelling the effect of desert locust infestation on crop production with intervention measures [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 The Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria(Forskål), is the most devastating migratory pest in the world. The Desert Locust persists as the principal threat to food security in the infested region and beyond.
Dejen Ketema Mamo +1 more
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Potential Spread of Desert Locust Schistocerca gregagia (Orthoptera: Acrididae) under Climate Change Scenarios [PDF]
Diversity, 2023 The desert locust Schistocerca gregagia (Forskål, 1775) is one of the most harmful migratory pests in the world, posing a major threat to agricultural production, livelihoods, and food security.
Qianhong Tang +6 more
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First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] [PDF]
F1000Research, 2021 Background: At the time of publication, the most devastating desert locust crisis in decades is affecting East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and South-West Asia.
Heleen Verlinden +16 more
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Early Intervention against Desert Locusts: Current Proactive Approach and the Prospect of Sustainable Outbreak Prevention [PDF]
Agronomy, 2021 The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål) (Orthoptera: Acrididae), a major Old World pest, is associated with agricultural losses and undesirable societal effects.
Allan T. Showler +3 more
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Information Integration for Decision-Making in Desert Locusts
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2022 Locust swarms can extend over hundred kilometers, and starvation compels this ancient pest to devour everything in its path. Theory suggests that gregarious behavior benefits foraging efficiency, yet the role of social cohesion remains elusive. To this end, we collected high-resolution trajectories of individual and grouped gregarious desert locusts in
Yannick Günzel +2 more
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Potential of the Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) as an Unconventional Source of Dietary and Therapeutic Sterols. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Insects are increasingly being recognized not only as a source of food to feed the ever growing world population but also as potential sources of new products and therapeutic agents, among which are sterols.
Xavier Cheseto +5 more
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The effect of climate variability in the efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum against the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Despite substantial efforts to control locusts they remain periodically a major burden in Africa, causing severe yield loss and hence loss of food and income.
Samuel F. Kamga +7 more
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Behavioral and physiological insights into cross-stage interactions in the desert locust [PDF]
Scientific ReportsGregarious desert locusts produce stage-specific pheromones that facilitate cohesive behavior in juveniles and synchronize maturation and mating in sexually mature adults.
Benjamin Fürstenau +5 more
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Post-feeding transcriptomics reveals essential genes expressed in the midgut of the desert locust. [PDF]
Front Physiol, 2023 Van Lommel J +8 more
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A framework for modelling desert locust population dynamics and large-scale dispersal. [PDF]
PLoS Computational BiologyThere is an urgent need for mathematical models that can be used to inform the deployment of surveillance, early warning and management systems for transboundary pest invasions.
Renata Retkute +3 more
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