Desert Locust Episode in Pakistan, 2018–2021, and the Current Status of Integrated Desert Locust Management [PDF]
Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 2022 AbstractDesert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål) (Orthoptera: Acrididae), swarms during outbreaks, and plagues can invade many countries across vast regions of Africa and Asia, consuming substantial quantities of crops and rangeland vegetation. In the most recent desert locust episode, which originated in Saudi Arabia’s remote interior in June ...
Allan T Showler +5 more
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Desert locust swarms and child health [PDF]
Economics & Human Biology, 2022 This study evaluates how in-utero exposure to an insect pest invasion, particularly, the outbreak of desert locust swarms, affects early childhood health in Africa and Asia over the past three decades (1990-2018). Employing the difference-in-differences model, we find that children being prenatally exposed to the outbreak have their height-for-age ...
Kien, Le, My, Nguyen
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First draft genome assembly of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] [PDF]
F1000Research, 2020 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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Drones for Desert Locust [PDF]
, 2017 The main goal of this project is to develop a new methodology against one of the most dangerous pests on the world, the Desert Locust. Being present in almost the 20% of the earth surface, the desert Locust can destroy all the agriculture resources and can move up to 150 km per day crossing large water areas as the Atlantic Ocean.
Aicart Ramirez, Marc
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Update of desert locust gregarization sites mapping [PDF]
, 2019 Source Agritrop Cirad (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/591947/)International audienceThe Desert Locust is a major pest of crops and pastures. The most effective control strategy remains the preventive one.
Kayalto, Mathias +3 more
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Modelling the Impacts of Early Intervention on Desert Locust Outbreak Prevention
Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2021 To preserve crop production losses, monitoring of desert locust attacks is a significant feature of agriculture. In this paper, a mathematical model was formulated and analyzed to protect crops against desert locust attack via early intervention tactics.
Dejen Ketema Mamo +1 more
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Desert locust invasion in Nepal and possible management strategies: A review
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2021 Desert locusts are the harmful pests that feed on every edible substance available on their way. One single mature locust can consume crops equal to its weight.
Meena Pandey +4 more
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Plagues of Desert Locusts: Very Low Invasion Risk to China
Insects, 2020 Recently, the most serious upsurge of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) in the last 25 years is spreading across eastern Africa and southwestern Asia.
Yun-Ping Wang +8 more
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Effects of water extracts of frass from three locust species and various plants on oviposition and embryonic development in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2019 The water extract of desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, frass collected in the wild had an oviposition inhibitory (OI) effect when mixed with sand and presented to adults.
Seiji Tanaka +6 more
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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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