Asia

Asia

Subregions in this region (5)

Central Asia, Eastern Asia, South-eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Western Asia

Countries in this region (48)

Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia (country), India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Yemen

Species of locust and grasshoppers in Asia represented in the HopperWiki

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Organizations (89)

Name	Acronym	Type	Focus	Focus keywords	Species purview
Accuweather		Private Sector	Management	Meteorology, Forecasting, Technology, Weather
Afghanistan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock		Government	Management, Governance
Agency of Plant Protection and Quarantine of the Republic of Uzbekistan	UzNIIZR	Government	Research	Natural sciences
Bangladesh Agricultural University	BAU	University	Research	Natural sciences
Biological Laboratory for the Protection and Management of Special Species in Xinjiang Particular Environments		University	Research	Natural sciences
China Agricultural University	CAU	University	Research	Natural sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Zoology		University	Research	Natural sciences
Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs	MOA	Government	Development, Governance
College of Plant Protection	NAU	University	Research
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region	CRC	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance, Education, Information Hub	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research	CGIAR	Intergovernmental Organization	Research, Information Hub, Funding, Governance, Development	Governance, Policy, Training, Agricultural development
Digital Development		Intergovernmental Organization;Non-profit Organization	Development, Management, Governance	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, Coordination, Forecasting, International development, Media, Monitoring, Policy, Regional cooperation, Research, Sustainable development, Technology, Training
Directorate of Plant Protection Central Research Institute	DPPCRI	Government	Management
FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia	SWAC	Intergovernmental Organization	Information Hub, Education, Governance	Training, Monitoring, Control, Regional cooperation, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Desert Locust Control Committee	DLCC	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Management, Governance	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, International development, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Training, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Desert Locust Information Service	DLIS	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Management, Education, Governance, Information Hub, Funding	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, Coordination, Emergency assistance, Forecasting, International development, Media, Monitoring, Policy, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Technology, Training, Early warning, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Plant Pests	ECTTP	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance	Coordination, Monitoring, Natural sciences
FAO Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division	TCE	Non-profit Organization	Information Hub
FAO Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases	EMPRES	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance, Research	Monitoring, Control, Training, Regional cooperation, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Food Chain Crisis Management Framework	FCCMF	Non-profit Organization	Information Hub
FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia	CCA	Intergovernmental Organization	Education, Information Hub, Governance	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Policy, Forecasting	Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus), Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
FAO Locusts and Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases	NSPMD	Intergovernmental Organization	Development	Agricultural development, Community development	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Plant Production and Protection Division	NSP	Intergovernmental Organization	Information Hub	Agricultural development, Community development, Emergency assistance, Forecasting, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Training, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus)
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific	APPPC	Intergovernmental Organization	Information Hub, Governance, Education	Training, Regional cooperation, Policy	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
FAO Regional Office for the Near East	FAO RNE	Intergovernmental Organization	Governance, Management	Control, Forecasting, Survey
FAO Technical Cooperation Programme	TCP	Intergovernmental Organization	Funding	Emergency assistance
FAO Turkey Partnership Programme	TPP	Intergovernmental Organization	Funding, Development, Governance	Agricultural development, International development, Policy
Feed the Future Developing Local Extension Capacity	DLEC	Intergovernmental Organization	Education, Information Hub, Development, Governance	Policy, Training, Agricultural development
French Development Agency		Financial	Funding, Information Hub	Emergency assistance
Global Locust Initiative	GLI	University	Research, Education, Information Hub	Sustainable development, Ecology, Nutrition, Social science, Natural sciences, Agriculture, Agroecology, Biology, Behavior, Biological control, Climate change, Education, Sustainability science, Geometric framework, Grazing, Governance, Food security, Arts and humanities, Land use management, Landscape ecology, Locusts, Migration, Phase polyphenism, Phenotypic plasticity, Soil science	Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), Mongolian locust (Oedaleus decorus), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), Migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), American grasshopper (Schistocerca americana), South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata), Central American locust (Schistocerca piceifrons)
Government Degree College Umarkot		Government	Research	Biological control, Biology, Ecology, Population dynamics
Grassland Research Institute		University	Research	Natural sciences
Hargol FoodTech		Private Sector	Development, Research, Governance	Agricultural development, International development, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Technology, Edible Insects
Henan University		University	Unknown
IEDA Relief		Non-governmental Organization	Development, Funding	Sustainable development, Emergency assistance
India Locust Warning Organization	LWO	Government	Management, Information Hub, Research	Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Training, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Indian Council of Agricultural Research	ICAR	Government	Development	Agricultural development
Inner Mongolia Agriculture University	IMAU	University	Research	Training
International Center for Tropical Agriculture	CIAT	Non-profit Organization	Development, Management	Food security, Agricultural development, Monitoring	South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata)
International Labour Organization	ILO	Intergovernmental Organization	Development	International development, Sustainable development, Technology
Iran Plant Protection Organization		Government	Management, Governance, Information Hub, Education, Research	Monitoring, Control, Policy, Coordination, Agricultural development, Emergency assistance, Forecasting
Japan International Cooperation Agency	JICA	Government	Governance, Management	Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences	JIRCAS	Government	Research, Development	Agricultural development, Control, Natural sciences
Kazakh Research Institute for Plant Protection and Quarantine	NIIZKR	Government	Research, Management, Education	Training, Control, Monitoring, Natural sciences
Lanzhou University		University	Research	Natural sciences
Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan		Government	Management
Ministry of Agriculture Kazakhstan		Government	Management, Governance
Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan		Government	Governance, Management
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources of Oman		Government	Management	Survey, Monitoring, Management, Control	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia		Government	Governance, Management
Ministry of Water Resources of The Republic of Uzbekistan		Government	Management	Forecasting
Nanjing Agricultural University	NJAU	University	Research, Management
National Center for the Prevention and Control of Plant Pests and Animal Diseases “Waqaa”		Government	Management		Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences	NIAS	Government	Research
National Natural Science Foundation of China	NSFC	Government	Funding, Research
National Taiwan University		University	Research	Microbiology, Insects, Natural sciences
Near East Plant Protection Organization	NEPPO	Other	Information Hub, Governance, Management	Monitoring, Control
OCHA Services Relief Web		Intergovernmental Organization	Information Hub	Early warning, Monitoring
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance	OFDA	Government	Funding
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University	OIST	University	Research
Pakistan Department of Plant Protection		Government	Research, Management	Control, Monitoring, Coordination
Scientific Research Institute of Plant Quarantine and Protection		Government			Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus)
Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur		University	Education, Research	Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)
Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam		University	Development, Management, Research	Agricultural development, Control
State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents		University	Research	Natural sciences
Sustainable Development Policy Institute	SDPI	Non-profit Organization	Governance	Policy
Tashkent State Agrarian University	TDAU	University	Development, Education, Research	Agricultural development, Training, Natural sciences
Tel-Aviv University	TAU	University	Research	Natural sciences
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem	HUJI	University	Research	Natural sciences
The International Committee of the Red Cross	ICRC	Non-profit Organization	Governance, Funding, Development	Aid, Funding
The Orthopterists' Society	OS	Non-profit Organization	Information Hub, Research, Education	Coordination, Funding, Natural sciences	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Tokyo University of Agriculture	Nodai	University	Development, Research	Agricultural development, Research, Sustainable development, Technology
United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund	CERF	Intergovernmental Organization	Funding	Emergency assistance
United Nations Development Programme	UNDP	Intergovernmental Organization	Governance	International Development
United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response	UN SPIDER	Other	Management	Monitoring
United Nations University	UNU	University		Natural sciences
United States Agency for International Development	USAID	Government	Funding, Development, Research, Governance	Training, Agricultural development, Sustainable development, Monitoring, International development, Forecasting, Emergency assistance, Coordination, Control, Community development, Natural sciences
University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan	UAFP	University	Research	Fungi	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
University of Calcutta		Government ;University	Research, Education, Management, Development	Monitoring, Control, Agricultural development, Forecasting, Community development
University of Peradeniya		Government	Education, Research, Management	Forecasting
University of Peshawar		University	Development, Research	Agricultural development, Sustainable development, Natural sciences
University of Rajshahi Department of Zoology		University	Research	Extension
University of Science and Technology Hefei		University	Research
University of Sindh		University	Development, Education, Governance, Research	Agricultural development, Control, Sustainable development, Technology, Natural sciences
World Bank		Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Funding	International development, Emergency assistance
World Climate Service		Private Sector	Information Hub	Agriculture, Climate change, Coordination, Digital tool, Early warning, Emergency alerts, Food security, Geographic Information System (GIS), Forecasting, Monitoring, Modeling, Remote sensing, Research, Information hub
World Food Program	WFP	Intergovernmental Organization	Education, Funding, Governance, Development	Training, Regional cooperation, International development
World Health Organization	WHO	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Education, Research	Public health
Xeno-canto foundation		Non-profit Organization	Education, Research	Biodiversity, Behavior, Conservation, Grasshoppers, Biogeography

Resources (100)

Title	Resource link	Category	Descriptive keyword	Author	Language	Species purview
'Many will starve': locusts devour crops and livelihoods in Pakistan	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks	The Guardian	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
‘Make noise and don’t panic’: India tries to ward off locust invasion	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks	The Guardian	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
10th EMPRES liaison officers meeting	View URL	Technical report	Environmental assessment, Social science, Locusts, International development, Early warning, Forecasting	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
14th EMPRES liaison officers meeting	View URL	Technical report	Locust outbreaks, Management, Survey	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
2008 FAO High-level conference on world food security	View URL	Technical report	Food security	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
2014 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers	View URL	Information hub	Pesticides, Management, Pesticide management, Chemical control	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)
2021 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers	View URL	Technical report	Report, Pesticides, Pesticide management, Management, Monitoring, Public health	Locust Pesticide Referee Group, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
3rd meeting of EMPRES liaison officers	View URL	Technical report	Remote sensing, Economics, Spraying, Survey, Rainfall, Management, Monitoring	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
7th EMPRES liaison officers meeting	View URL	Technical report	Survey, Locust outbreaks, Ecology, Early warning, Management	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
8th EMPRES liaison officers meeting	View URL	Technical report	Survey, Workshop	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
A locust officer's field guide	View URL	Guide	Behavior, Species identification, Outbreaks	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Sudan plague locust (Aiolopus simulatrix), Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon), Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), Variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus)
A preliminary plan of joint Desert Locust surveys along common borders in the Central Region	View URL	Technical report	International development, Early warning, Survey	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
A scoping paper on the ongoing desert locust crisis 2019-2021+	View URL	Technical report	Management	Think Tank for Sustainability	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Afghan farmers despair as locusts plague precious crops	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks	France 24	English	Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus)
Afghan northwest hit by plague of locusts	View URL	Media	Mechanical control, Locust outbreaks, Media article	Reuters	English	Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus)
Afghanistan locust outbreak	View URL	Media	Emergency response, Locust outbreaks, Video, Media article	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Arabic, English	Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus)
Afghanistan/Moroccan locust outbreak	View URL	Media			English	Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus)
Agreement for the establishment of a commission for controlling the desert locust in the central region	View URL	Technical report	Collective movement, Decision making, Emergency response	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Annual report 1997	View URL	Technical report	Early warning, Survey, GPS, Locusts, RAMSES, Management	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Annual report 1998	View URL	Technical report	Early warning, Survey, Database, Locust outbreaks, Biological control	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Application of Geographical Information Systems and remote sensing in estimating the likely breeding and infested areas of the desert locust	View URL		Infestations, Geographic Information System (GIS)	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Assessment of the socio-economic impact of desert locusts and their control	View URL	Technical report	Management, Economics, Social science	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Assessment/search results	View URL	Guide	Grasshoppers, Database	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
Atlas of desert locust breeding habitats	View URL	Guide	Breeding zones, Habitat, Map, Distribution, Biology, Ecology, Behavior, Phase polyphenism	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, George Basil Popov, G.B. Popov	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Barrier treatment as a means of controlling migratory locusts	View URL	Information hub	Chemical control, Application, Ecology, Nutrition	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
BioAcoustica	View URL	Digital tool	Bioacoustics, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecology	Edward Baker, S. D. Rycroft, Jon Hill, Vincent S. Smith	English
Biopesticides: operational use against locusts		Guide	Video, Tutorial, Biological control, Biopesticide	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Arabic, English, French, Russian
Building national capacity	View URL	Guide	Education, Management, International development, Collective movement, Overview	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
CABI contributes to study which reveals yellow-spined bamboo locust prefers wheat and rice to maize	View URL	Media	Media article	National Institutes of Health, Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International	English	Yellow-spined bamboo locust (Ceracris kiangsu)
CABI Green Muscle education videos	View URL	Guide	Video, Biological control, Biopesticide, Metarhizium acridum, Storage, Dosage, Application, PPE and cleaning	Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International	Arabic, French, Russian, English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata), Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), Bombay locust (Patanga succincta), Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus), Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Siberian locust (Gomphocerus sibiricus), Mongolian locust (Oedaleus decorus), Sudan plague locust (Aiolopus simulatrix), Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon), Spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa), Yellow-winged locust (Gastrimargus musicus), South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata), Central American locust (Schistocerca piceifrons), Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), Yellow-spined bamboo locust (Ceracris kiangsu)
Calendars 2023 on locust control safety measures		Guide	Calendar, Management	FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Azerbaijani, Armenian, Georgian	Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus)
CCA locust bulletins		Situation bulletin	Forecasting, Report, Locusts, Locust outbreaks	FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus), Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus)
Chinese Authorities Deploy Fleets of Drones to Battle Locust Invasion	View URL	Media	Robotics, Drones, Technology	Caixin Global	English	Yellow-spined bamboo locust (Ceracris kiangsu)
Climate Change and Desert Locust	View URL	Technical report	Climate change, eLocust, RAMSES, SWARMS, DeLCoPA	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Climate change and food security in West Africa and North Africa	View URL	Technical report	Climate change, Chapter excerpt	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Climate change and locusts Pakistan	View URL	Technical report	Climate change	Sustainable Development Policy Institute	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Climate change favours locust swarms, India increasingly at risk	View URL	Media	Media article, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Agriculture, Crop health, Food security, Governance, Aerial control operations, Chemical control, Pesticides, Management, Integrated pest management, Spraying, Forecasting, Early warning, Advisory note, Ecology, Biology, Economics, Morphology, Behavior, Rainfall, Weather, Climate change, Monitoring	Mongabay-India	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
COLA Weather Forecast Maps	View URL	Information hub	Forecasting, Meteorology, Rainfall, Weather		English
Comparative study on the efficiency of available survey methods of adult and hopper populations of desert locust	View URL	Technical report	Survey, Locusts	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Country contingency plans for desert locust plague control campaigns	View URL	Technical report	Aerial control operations, Spraying, Chemical control, Behavior, Pesticides, Early warning, Management	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
CRC Progress report on research projects	View URL	Form	Worksheet	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
Crop prospects and food situation	View URL	Technical report	Outbreaks, Food security	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Data transmission using Codan HF radios	View URL	Guide	Technology, eLocust	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
Decisions and risks	View URL	Guide	Decision making, Survey, Locusts	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust booklet		Media	Advice, Locust outbreaks, Agriculture, Public health	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust brochures		Media	Brochure	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust component	View URL	Technical report	Management, Biological control, Pesticides	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust early warning system infographic	View URL	Guide	Early warning, Infographic	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust field handbook	View URL	Guide	Species identification, Management	Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert Locust Forecasting: Art or Science?	View URL	Guide	Video, Presentation, Early warning	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust information	View URL	Guide	Locusts, Data analysis, Management, Forecasting	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert Locust Master Trainer Manual	View URL	Guide	Locusts, Management, Training manual	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert Locust Monitoring and Loss Assessment in Yemen	View URL	Technical report	Forecasting	Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Zoology	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust preventive control strategy in the Near East and Horn of Africa	View URL	Technical report	Early warning, Emergency response, Management, Infestations	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust standard survey/control form	View URL	Form	Outbreaks, Survey	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust technical series		Technical report	History, Management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust upsurge progress report on the response in the Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen	View URL	Technical report	Locust outbreaks, Management, Report	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
DMA Monograph	View URL	Guide	Morphology, Distribution, Ecology, Population dynamics, Management	FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Russian	Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus)
East Africa desert locust crisis fact sheets	View URL	Technical report	Emergency response, Outbreaks	United States Agency for International Development	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Economic and policy issues in desert locust management	View URL	Technical report	Locusts, International development, Early warning, Agriculture	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Edible insects	View URL	Technical report	Edible insects	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
ELocust3 digital tools	View URL	Information hub	App	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
EMPRES CR progress report year 2000	View URL	Technical report	Early warning, Monitoring, Survey, GPS, Forecasting	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
EMPRES CR progress report year 2001	View URL	Technical report	Early warning, Survey, Management	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
EMPRES CR Progress Report year 2003	View URL	Technical report	Survey, Locust outbreaks	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
EMPRES CR Progress Report year 2004	View URL	Technical report	Locust outbreaks, Early warning	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
EMPRES CR Progress Report year 2005	View URL	Technical report	Report	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
EMPRES strengthening desert locust management	View URL	Guide	Infographic, Education, Distribution, Biology, Ecology, Rainfall, Locusts, Infestations, Migration, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Monitoring, Emergency response, Early warning, Chemical control, Biological control, Mechanical control, Mating behavior, Behavior, Insect behavior, Overview, Communication resource	FAO Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
EMPRES-CR progress report 1999	View URL	Technical report	Early warning, RAMSES, Monitoring, Pesticides, Biological control	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
EMPRES/CR progress report year 2002	View URL	Technical report	Campaign organization, Early warning, Monitoring	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Estimate the potential impact of DL resources (1) control an outbreak campaign	View URL	Technical report	Chemical control, Report	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Estimate the potential impact of DL resources (2) control an upsurge Campaign	View URL	Technical report	Chemical control, Spraying, Aerial control operations	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Estimate the potential impact of DL resources (3) control a plague Campaign	View URL	Technical report	Early warning, Worksheet	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
Estimate the potential impact of DL resources control a plague campaign spreadsheet	View URL	Digital tool	Worksheet, Early warning	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Expert consultation and risk assessment on the importation and large-scale use of mycopesticides against locusts	View URL	Technical report	Biopesticide, Biological control, Ecology, Infestations, Metarhizium acridum	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Explainer: what's behind the locust swarms damaging crops in southern Africa	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Rainfall, Weather, Climate change, Agriculture, Ecology, Biology, Behavior, Education, General locust education, Monitoring, Chemical control	The Conversation	English	Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
FAO check list for general monitoring of desert locust control operations	View URL	Form	Monitoring, Early warning	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO commission for controlling the desert locust in the central region fifty years fighting desert locust	View URL	Technical report	International development, Community development, Environmental assessment, Decision making	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust biology and behaviour guidelines		Guide	Behavior, Biology, Training manual, Species identification	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic, Somali	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust control committee forty-second session	View URL	Technical report	Biopesticide, Emergency response, Management	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust guidelines appendixes		Guide	Management, Training manual	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust guidelines control		Guide	Training manual, Environmental assessment, Chemical control	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic, Somali, Spanish	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust guidelines safety and environmental precautions		Guide	Training manual, Environmental assessment, Safety guidelines		English, French, Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust information and forecasting guidelines		Guide	Forecasting, Training manual	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust survey and control form	View URL	Form	Survey	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust survey and control form instructions	View URL	Form	Survey	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust survey guidelines		Guide	Survey, Training manual	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic, Somali, Spanish	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO dlocust resources	View URL	Information hub	Robotics, Drones, Technology	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Emergency Centre for Locust Operations After Action Review 2005	View URL	Technical report	After action review, Management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Infographic the 2020–2021 desert locust upsurge	View URL	Technical report	Management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO locust handbook identification key	View URL	Guide	Species identification, Locusts	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Kraussaria angulifera, Cataloipus cymbiferus, Cataloipus fuscocoeruleipes, Hieroglyphus daganensis, Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata), Cyrtacanthacris tatarica, Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon), Devil grasshopper (Diabolocatantops axillaris), Variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), Sudan plague locust (Aiolopus simulatrix), Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
FAO Locust Watch bulletin for Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia	View URL	Situation bulletin	Forecasting, Information hub, Emergency alerts	FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus), Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
FAO Locust Watch Desert Locust	View URL	Situation bulletin	Forecasting, Information hub, Emergency alerts	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, Arabic, French	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Multilateral evaluation of the 2003-05 Desert Locust campaign	View URL	Technical report	Management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO open DropBox resources for innovation	View URL	Information hub	Forecasting, Survey, Early warning, Robotics, Drones, Technology	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
FAO Plant Production and Protection Newsletter	View URL	Information hub	Newsletter	FAO Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
FAO poisoning incident form	View URL	Form	Survey, Locusts	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
FAO RAMSES	View URL	Information hub	Monitoring	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Role in the management of the desert locust crisis	View URL	Guide	Presentation	FAO Locusts and Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO spray monitoring form	View URL	Form	Monitoring	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)

Projects

Name	Acronym	Image	Status	Project leads	Related organization
CABI BioSpace project			Active
Locust-Tec			Active		German Aerospace Center, Ministry of Agriculture Kazakhstan
NSF Coupled Natural Human Systems Living with Locusts CNH	CNH		Completed	Arianne Cease, James Elser, Jon Harrison, Joleen Hadrich, Eli Fenichel, Brian Robinson, Mira Word Ries, Balanding Manneh, Ruth Farington, Marion Le Gall, Jennifer Learned	Australian Plague Locust Commission, Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Zoology, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Grassland Research Institute, Inner Mongolia Agriculture University, Lanzhou University, New South Wales Local Land Services, Peace Corps Senegal, Directorate of Plant Protection, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Sydney

Situation overview

In Central Asia, Southeast and Southwest Asia, as well as China, locusts and grasshoppers pose a significant threat to food security. These regions are home to various economically significant locust species, most notably, the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria). It is predominantly found in China, where the annual infested area exceeds 5 million hectares, as well as in Central Asia (mainly Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan) and Japan. During outbreak years, the population density of migratory locust hoppers can surpass 1000 individuals per square meter.

Iran, Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia, India, and Pakistan are home to the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria). In 2019-2021 these countries suffered a very serious desert locust outbreak. In Vietnam and Lao PDR, the yellow-spined bamboo locust (Ceracris kiangsu) has been a significant issue since 2014. This particular locust species forms extensive swarms in Northern Lao PDR and Vietnam, affecting five and eight provinces respectively. The infestation has led to substantial damage, with approximately 85% of rice yields in Lao PDR being affected.

The Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus) is found in the arid foothills of Afghanistan, Iran, South Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. In these regions, it has the potential to infest more than one million hectares of land. Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus) infestations are concentrated in dry steppes across Central Asia, particularly in Kazakhstan. When outbreaks occur, this species has the capacity to infest approximately 10 million hectares of land.

Generally, locust management funding is centralized and strategies for locust control vary among countries. China strongly promotes and practices preventive management, which is mainly based on using biological control and information technology. Other countries in Asia mainly rely on chemical pesticides. Although Metarhizium acridum is being tested in Uzbekistan and is also registered in Kazakhstan.

Organizational relationships

There are various organizations engaged in the management of locusts and grasshoppers in Asia, including transnational bodies such as the FAO, federal agencies, and research universities or institutes. In China, notable research institutions at the national level include the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China Agricultural University (CAU), and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), along with several provincial institutes. These organizations have been actively involved in locust studies for six decades, receiving funding from sources like the national natural science foundation, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MOA), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), and other affiliated institutes. The research areas of utmost importance encompass biological control, locust biology, ecology, locust physiology, and molecular biology. China emphasizes foundational research on locusts, particularly in the fields of molecular biology, locust olfaction, and pathology.

In Japan, the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) focuses on researching locusts biology and the mechanisms of phase change. In Israel, there are two institutes dedicated to similar research in the field of locusts. Both countries have made significant progress in understanding locust phase polyphenism. In Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Research Institute for Plant Protection and Quarantine (NIIZKR) in Almaty has a longstanding history of studying locusts and developing monitoring and control techniques. These techniques include the utilization of remote sensing, drones, and bio-pesticides. Similarly, the Uzbek Institute for Quarantine and Plant Protection has extensive experience in locust biological control. Several of the mentioned organizations have established highly effective and long-term collaborations in the field of locust biology and control research. In Iran and Pakistan, agricultural universities such as the Department of Zoology at the University of Sindh in Jamshoro, Sindh-Pakistan, and the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) possess expertise in locust-related matters.

Collaborative management

Within this region, countries are vulnerable to the migratory nature of their problematic locust species. China and Kazakhstan have established a collaborative agreement to address locust control along their borders, which has been maintained for 17 years. All Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) and Afghanistan actively participate in the Programme to Improve National and Regional Locust Management in Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA). This program has been implemented by the FAO since 2011 and receives joint funding from JICA, Turkey (under the FAO-Turkey Partnership Programme), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), as well as FAO resources (Technical Cooperation Programme and Regular Programme). The primary objective of this program is to diminish the occurrence and severity of locust outbreaks in the Caucasus and Central Asia region, while ensuring the food security and livelihoods of rural populations and minimizing the impact of chemical control operations on human health and the environment.

The program has established a regional technical network to tackle the three primary locust pests: Italian locusts, migratory locusts, and Moroccan locusts. It has also focused on enhancing national capacities in locust management while prioritizing human health and environmental protection. To facilitate effective information sharing between countries, innovative geospatial tools such as the Automated System of Data Collection (ASDC) and the Caucasus and Central Asia Locust Management System (CCALM) locust GIS have been introduced. These tools enable the regular exchange of locust-related information. Additionally, the FAO has been publishing bilingual (English-Russian) regional monthly bulletins during locust campaigns since 2010 and maintains the Locust Watch in Caucasus and Central Asia CCA website as a valuable resource.

The FAO actively supports locust control efforts through the Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) and the Regional Plant Protection Organization (RPPO). The TCP focuses on providing member countries with specialized technical expertise through short-term projects. RPPOs play a crucial role in overseeing and coordinating national plant protection organizations (NPPOs), which directly engage in activities such as plant quarantine, pesticide use, and pest management techniques.

Among the FAO regional desert locust commissions, the FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia (SWAC) (established in 1964) is the oldest and smallest among the three regional commissions. It comprises four member countries, Afghanistan, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Pakistan. SWAC convenes sessions every two years, with each member country taking turns hosting the meetings. The activities conducted by SWAC focus on strengthening the national capacities of its member countries in various aspects related to desert locust management, including surveys, control operations, reporting, training, preparedness, contingency planning, emergency response, bio-pesticides, and health and safety. The commission places great emphasis on intra- and inter-regional collaboration and cooperation, particularly in implementing desert locust early warning systems and preventive control measures. The objective is to minimize the duration, frequency, and intensity of desert locust plagues by working collectively in a coordinated manner.

Regional management strengths and challenges

Strengths

Asia has implemented robust locust management programs, with China leading the way in establishing an effective system. China's program involves regular surveys, forecasting, and control measures, with a particular focus on utilizing biopesticides such as Metarhizium acridum and Paranosema locustae. Various stakeholders at national, provincial, municipal, and county levels are actively engaged in locust management and response processes, ensuring efficient coordination without duplication. This integrated pest management approach has successfully treated locust/grasshopper infestations covering 50,000 to 100,000 hectares annually, while also utilizing chemical pesticides (refer to Li et al., 2023 for further details).

China has also demonstrated its willingness to assist other countries in Asia during locust outbreaks, leading to increased cooperation in locust management. Collaborative mechanisms have been established between China and countries like Lao PDR, Vietnam, Myanmar (for yellow-spined bamboo locust management), and Kazakhstan (for migratory locust management). The FAO Locust Watch program in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) has further enhanced regional cooperation and knowledge sharing among Central Asian countries over the past decade. The CRC, SWAC, and Programme (for CCA locusts) ensure effective coordination, cooperation, and promotion of innovative tools and technologies for monitoring and control.

Most countries in the region rely on their own funding for locust management, reducing their dependency on external donors. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have even established specialized national locust control organizations responsible for surveying and managing locust populations.

Challenges

The upsurge of the desert locust from 2019 to 2021 highlighted the variability in locust management programs across different countries. Some countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, responded swiftly to the upsurge, initiating control measures shortly after it began in early 2019. In contrast, countries like Pakistan and India initially faced challenges due to limited funding and resources, leading to a slower response. However, once the necessary resources were secured in 2020, their treatment programs proved to be highly successful.

Regional conflicts in certain areas posed significant obstacles to effective desert locust control programs. These conflicts severely hindered control efforts and added complexities to the already challenging task of managing locust populations. Another hindrance to implementing effective locust control measures is the inconsistent funding for research and development. This limitation prevents the widespread adoption of the latest technologies tailored to the specific needs of each country.

The transboundary nature of locust species such as L. migratoria, S. gregaria, and C. kiangsu underscores the growing importance of regional cooperation. However, achieving such cooperation can be exceedingly difficult in regions with ongoing instability and conflicts. Political disputes between certain countries create barriers to locust monitoring and management, particularly in border areas. In 2022, the situation in Afghanistan precluded international involvement and assistance through the United Nations.

Even in relatively stable regions, there is significant variation in the capacity of countries to effectively manage locust populations. This variation arises from several factors, including limited resources during periods of economic downturn, insufficient knowledge of the latest technologies, and, perhaps most crucially, a lack of consistent funding. As a result, some countries heavily rely on donor funding during locust outbreaks, making their management efforts highly dependent on external support.

Certain countries, such as Lao PDR and Pakistan, face financial constraints when it comes to locust management due to low state revenues. Additionally, the shortage of entomologists, particularly specialists in locust management, further hampers their ability to respond promptly. These resource limitations result in longer response times, whether from local or international funding sources, allowing locust populations to escalate to much higher levels before effective management measures can be implemented.

To address these challenges, the region needs to strengthen collaborative monitoring and forecasting efforts. It is crucial to extend control campaigns to neighboring countries when highly migratory locust species experience outbreaks. By enhancing coordination and cooperation, countries can collectively work towards timely and effective locust management, minimizing the impact of locust outbreaks on agricultural and food security.