Instructional guides are structured resources that help people learn, follow, or perform a task. They can include control manuals, FAQs, guidelines, operator handbooks, biology profiles, courses, and field guides, depending on whether they explain procedures, answer questions, provide rules, teach concepts, or support identification in the field.

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English short title	Year published	Category	Author	Geographic purview	Language
A Guide to Grasshopper Control in Cropland	2008	Guide, Instructional guides	John C. Campbell, Gary L. Hein	United States	English
A Guide to Grasshopper Control on Rangeland	2008	Guide, Instructional guides	John C. Campbell, Gary L. Hein, Patrick E. Reece	United States	English
A Manual of the Grasshoppers of New Mexico	1993	Guide, Instructional guides	New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service, D.B. Richman, D.C. Lightfoot, C.A. Sutherland, DJ. Ferguson	United States	English
Acridomorph species of Argentina and Uruguay		Guide, Reference works	National University of La Plata	Argentina, Uruguay	English
Action plan for managing the Central American locust	2019	Guide, Instructional guides	International Regional Organization of Plant and Animal Health	Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic	Spanish
Agricultural plant pest management	2001	Guide, Instructional guides	Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, F.R. Beard, H.M. Deer, S. Thomson, J.B Karren, D.G. Alston, A.H. Roe, S.A. Dewey	United States	English
Agriculture Victoria Australian plague locust identification, biology and behaviour	2022	Guide, Instructional guides		Australia	English
Alabama Cooperative Extension System Biology and Control of Mole Crickets		Guide, Instructional guides		United States
Alfalfa insect pest management 2024	2024	Guide, Instructional guides	Kansas State University	United States	English
APLC locust and grasshopper identification guide		Guide, Reference works	Australian Plague Locust Commission	Australia	English
ARS grasshopper species fact sheets	1994	Guide, Reference works	Agricultural Research Services, United States Department of Agriculture	United States	English
Atlas of desert locust breeding habitats	1997	Guide, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, George Basil Popov, G.B. Popov	Ethiopia, Senegal, Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, Egypt, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates	English
Australian plague locust	2023	Guide, Instructional guides		Australia	English
Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera)	2006	Guide, Instructional guides	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development	Australia	English
Australian plague locust landholder control strategies for NSW		Guide, Instructional guides	Government of New South Wales	Australia	English
Australian plague locust online learning module	2022	Guide, Instructional guides		Australia	English
Biopesticides: operational use against locusts	2018	Guide, Interactive visual tools	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania	Arabic, English, French, Russian
Birds and Wildlife as Grasshopper Predators		Guide, Instructional guides		United States	English
CABI Green Muscle education videos	2021	Guide, Interactive visual tools	Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International	Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania	Arabic, French, Russian, English
Calendars 2023 on locust control safety measures	2023	Guide, Instructional guides	FAO Locust Watch in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia (country)	Azerbaijani, Armenian, Georgian
CARMA		Guide, Interactive visual tools	Scott Shell Extension Entomology, University of Wyoming	United States	English
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) locust management materials		Guide, Instructional guides	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations		English
Common Grasshoppers of Montana Cropland and Rangeland		Guide, Reference works	Montana State University	United States	English
Common Wyoming pest grasshoppers		Guide, Reference works	University of Wyoming, Scott Schell, Alexandre Latchininsky, B.A. Shambaugh		English
Community management of pest grasshoppers and locusts in Senegal	2020	Guide, Reference works	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection	Senegal	Wolof, French, English
Community-wide grasshopper control	2020	Guide, Instructional guides	Utah State University, Marion Murray	United States	English
Control of the locust plague in Madagascar 2014	2014	Guide, Interactive visual tools	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Madagascar	English, French
Control recommendations for locust and grasshoppers in Argentina	2020	Guide, Instructional guides	Chamber of Agricultural Health and Fertilizers, The National Food Safety and Quality Service	Argentina	Spanish
Desert locust field handbook	2020	Guide, Instructional guides	Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International	Israel, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Morocco, Algeria, Niger, Mauritania, Chad, Mali, Lebanon, Sudan, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Somalia, South Sudan, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Libya, Kenya, India, Oman, Bahrain, Djibouti, Yemen, Uganda, Egypt, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Palestine, Tanzania, Syria, Iran, Turkey	English
Desert Locust Forecasting: Art or Science?		Guide, Interactive visual tools	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Africa, Asia	English
Desert locust lifecycle poster		Guide, Interactive visual tools	Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International	Americas, Asia
Desert locust master training manual	2003	Guide, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Somalia	English
Distribution Atlas for Grasshoppers and the Mormon Cricket in Wyoming		Guide, Interactive visual tools	University of Wyoming	United States	English
Dociostaurus maroccanus Monograph	2023	Guide, Reference works	FAO Locust Watch in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Algeria, Russia, Georgia (country), Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Italy	Russian
FAO desert locust biology and behaviour guidelines	2001	Guide, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Southern Asia, Western Asia	English, French, Arabic, Somali
FAO desert locust campaign organization and execution guidelines	2001	Guide, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Southern Asia, Western Asia	English, French, Arabic
FAO desert locust guidelines appendixes	2001	Guide, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Southern Asia, Western Asia	English, French, Arabic
FAO desert locust guidelines control	2001	Guide, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Southern Asia, Western Asia	English, French, Arabic, Somali, Spanish
FAO desert locust guidelines safety and environmental precautions	2001	Guide, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Southern Asia, Western Asia	English, French, Arabic
FAO desert locust information and forecasting guidelines	2001	Guide, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Southern Asia, Western Asia	English, French, Arabic
FAO desert locust survey guidelines	2001	Guide, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Southern Asia, Western Asia	English, French, Arabic, Somali, Spanish
FAO eLocust information videos		Guide, Interactive visual tools	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Southern Asia, Western Asia	English
FAO locust handbook identification key		Guide, Reference works	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania	English
FAO Role in the management of the desert locust crisis	2021	Guide, Interactive visual tools	FAO Locusts and Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Africa, Asia	English
Field crop and forage pests and their natural enemies in Western Canada	2018	Guide, Instructional guides	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Canada	English
Field efficacy trials with the entomopathogen Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum (Green Muscle) against the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) and monitoring of it's operational use	2007	Guide, Instructional guides	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Somalia	English
Field Guide to Common Western Grasshoppers	2002	Guide, Instructional guides	United States Department of Agriculture, Robert E. Pfadt	United States	English
Field guide to grasshoppers of economic importance in Nevada		Guide, Instructional guides	University of Nevada	United States	English
Field guide to some of the common grasshoppers of the Front Range of Colorado		Guide, Instructional guides	University of Colorado		English
Glossary on Desert Locust	2009	Guide, Reference works	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Italy	Arabic, English
Grasshopper & Mormon Cricket Control Ag Producer Assistance Handbook		Guide, Instructional guides		United States	English
Grasshopper & Mormon Cricket Control Insecticide Reimbursement Handbook		Guide, Instructional guides		United States	English
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Outbreaks in Oregon Frequently Asked Questions	2022	Guide, Instructional guides	Oregon Department of Agriculture	United States	English
Grasshopper biology and monitoring		Guide, Instructional guides	University of Wyoming, Judee Wargo	United States	English
Grasshopper control in gardens and small acreages	2013	Guide, Instructional guides	Colorado State University, W.S. Cranshaw, R. Hammon	United States	English
Grasshopper guidebook provisional	2008	Guide, Instructional guides	United States Department of Agriculture	United States	English
Grasshopper Identification and Control Methods to Protect Crops and the Environment	2010	Guide, Instructional guides	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Canada	English
Grasshopper Integrated Pest Management User Handbook	2000	Guide, Reference works	Agricultural Research Services, United States Department of Agriculture	United States	English
Grasshopper Management in Rangeland, Pastures, and Crops		Guide, Instructional guides	Tom A. Royer, Phillip G. Mulder	United States	English
Grasshopper management tips	2010	Guide, Instructional guides		United States	English
Grasshoppers (Acrididae) of Colorado	1982	Guide, Reference works	Colorado State University, John Capinera, TS Sechrist	United States	English
Grasshoppers and Mormon cricket, control and suppression of rangeland pests	2024	Guide, Interactive visual tools	Oregon Department of Agriculture	United States	English
Grasshoppers and their control		Guide, Instructional guides	Texas A&M University, Carl D. Patrick	United States	English
Grasshoppers in field crops	2014	Guide, Instructional guides	Colorado State University, F.B. Peairs	United States	English
Grasshoppers in Utah	1990	Guide, Instructional guides	Edward W. Evans	United States	English
Grasshoppers of Colorado presentation	N/A	Guide, Interactive visual tools	University of Colorado	United States	English
Grasshoppers of the Choctaw Nation in Southeast Oklahoma	2021	Guide, Reference works	Alex J. Harman, W. Wyatt Hoback, Tom A. Royer	United States	English
Grasshoppers of the Western United States		Guide, Reference works	United States Department of Agriculture	United States	English
Grasshoppers, grasshoppers, they're everywhere		Guide, Instructional guides	Montana State University, Ruth O'Neill, Kevin Wanner	United States	English
Guide for identifying desert locust		Guide, Reference works	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Somalia	English
Guidelines for developing research proposals		Guide, Instructional guides	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Somalia	English
Hopper helper		Guide, Reference works	Wendal Cushing	United States	English
How to control grasshoppers in Oklahoma	1937	Guide, Instructional guides	Oklahoma State University, Fenton FA	United States	English
How to identify locusts	2021	Guide, Reference works		Australia	English
How to manage a pesticide warehouse	2018	Guide, Interactive visual tools	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania	Arabic, English, French, Russian
How to properly store pesticides	2018	Guide, Interactive visual tools	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania	Arabic, English, French, Russian
Identification guides for pest grasshoppers in Nebraska	2009	Guide, Reference works	Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ron Seymour, Gary Hein, Jack Campbell, Jim Kalisch	United States	English
Insect answers	1990	Guide, Instructional guides	Daniel Suomi, Gary Thomasson, Dave Keim	United States	English
Integrated Pest Management Environmental Guidelines for Small-Scale Activities in Africa	2009	Guide, Instructional guides	United States Agency for International Development	Africa	English
International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management	2024	Guide, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Dr Jane Bonds	Europe, Oceania, Asia, Americas, Africa	English
Italian Locust Calliptamus italicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Morphology, Ecology, Distribution, Population Management	2022	Guide, Reference works	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Michael Sergeev, Alexandre Latchininsky, M.K. Childebaev, I.A. Vankova, F.A. Gapparov, V.E. Kambulin, E.O. Kokanova, L.B. Pshenitsyna, I.I. Temreshev, M.E. Chernyakhovsky, N.N. Sobolev, V.V. Molodtsov	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, China, Algeria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Belarus, Ukraine, Austria, Kosovo, Cyprus, Turkey, Pakistan	Russian
Kansas State University research and extension grasshopper info	2023	Guide, Instructional guides	Kansas State University	United States	English
Landscape pests		Guide, Instructional guides		United States	English
Liste globale des pesticides autorisés par le Comité Sahélien des Pesticides	2020	Guide, Reference works	Permanent Interstates Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel	Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Togo	French
Locust control with biopesticides	2018	Guide, Interactive visual tools	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania	Arabic, French, Russian, English
Locust identification in Niger	2022	Guide, Reference works	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection, United Nations AGRHYMET Regional Center, Le Centre National de Lutte Antiacridienne, National Network of Agriculture Chambers of Niger	Niger	French, Zarma, Hausa
Locusts have caused problems for quite some time		Guide, Interactive visual tools	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Somalia	English
Locusts in Queensland	2003	Guide, Instructional guides		Australia	English
Locusts of Australia	2020	Guide, Reference works	Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries	Australia	English
Management of pest grasshoppers and locusts in Mali	2020	Guide, Reference works	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection	Senegal	Wolof, French, Fulfuldé, Bambara, Songhaï
Managing locusts in Queensland	2022	Guide, Instructional guides		Australia	English
Migratory locust info poster	2024	Guide, Interactive visual tools	FAO Locust Watch in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan	Azerbaijani, English, Georgian, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
Mormon cricket biology and management poster		Guide, Interactive visual tools	University of Wyoming, APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine	United States	English
Moroccan locust info poster	2021	Guide, Reference works	FAO Locust Watch in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan	Azerbaijani, English, Georgian, Kyrgyz, Russian, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
Moruga Grasshopper (Coscineuta virens) Fact Sheet	2020	Guide, Instructional guides	Inter-American Coordinating Group in Plant Protection	Trinidad and Tobago	English
Naturalist's guides for grasshoppers of the Canadian Prairies and Northern Great Plains		Guide, Reference works	University of Lethbridge, Dan Johnson	Canada	English
Nevada Mormon Cricket Grasshopper Program FAQ	2026	Guide, Instructional guides	Nevada Department of Agriculture	United States	English
North Dakota field crop insect management guide	2023	Guide, Instructional guides	North Dakota State University, Janet J. Knodel, Patrick Beauzay, Mark Boetel, Anitha Chirumamilla	United States	English
NorthWest Africa Grasshoppers and locusts		Guide, Instructional guides		Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania	English, French
Nymphal Growth in Schistocerca	2024	Guide, Interactive visual tools	Behavioral Plasticity Research Institute	Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania	English