Control manual
A locust and grasshopper management control manual is a technical document focused on the procedures, decision rules, and response strategies used to manage pest populations at scale. It often includes thresholds for action, monitoring and surveillance steps, spray or treatment decision trees, reporting protocols, weather and timing considerations, and troubleshooting guidance for control operations.
The key difference from similar categories is that an operator handbook helps field users carry out specific tasks step by step, such as setting up equipment, preparing treatments, or following application checks, while a control manual explains the broader management logic behind when and how to respond to locust or grasshopper activity, including escalation criteria, coordination procedures, and operational oversight for technicians, supervisors, or program managers.
If you are interested in control manuals, you may also want to look at guidelines, field guides, and FAQs because they all serve a practical, action-oriented purpose. A control manual usually tells you how to carry out a task or manage a process, and these other formats do something similar by giving step-by-step instructions, operational advice, quick answers, or field-ready reference material.
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| Name | Year published | Resource link | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action plan for managing the Central American locust | 2019 | View | International Regional Organization of Plant and Animal Health |
| Australian plague locust landholder control strategies for NSW | View | Government of New South Wales | |
| Control recommendations for locust and grasshoppers in Argentina | 2020 | View | Chamber of Agricultural Health and Fertilizers, The National Food Safety and Quality Service |
| Desert locust master training manual | 2003 | View | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| FAO desert locust biology and behaviour guidelines | 2001 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | |
| FAO desert locust campaign organization and execution guidelines | 2001 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | |
| FAO desert locust guidelines appendixes | 2001 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | |
| FAO desert locust information and forecasting guidelines | 2001 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | |
| FAO desert locust survey guidelines | 2001 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | |
| Grasshopper Identification and Control Methods to Protect Crops and the Environment | 2010 | View | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| Manual for the implementation of environmental, health, and safety standards for the control of locusts | 2021 | View | FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
| Operating manual for Central American locust control campaigns | 2019 | View | Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria |
| South American locust control manual | 2018 | View | The National Food Safety and Quality Service |