Management and technology play crucial roles in addressing and mitigating locust outbreaks, which pose significant threats to agriculture and food security. Effective preventative management strategies are essential for early detection, monitoring, and rapid response to locust swarms. Technology, particularly remote sensing and data analytics, offers tools for enhancing these efforts. By using satellite imagery and drones equipped with high-resolution cameras, authorities can detect locust breeding areas, track swarm movements, measure soil moisture, NDVI (normalized difference vegetation index), and assess the extent of infestation more efficiently. Additionally, advanced data analytics algorithms can process vast amounts of information to generate accurate predictions, enabling proactive decision-making and resource allocation. Furthermore, management strategies can leverage technology to disseminate real-time alerts and warnings to affected communities, aiding in prompt evacuation and safeguarding livelihoods. Overall, the integration of management practices and technology holds great potential in combating locust outbreaks by providing timely interventions and minimizing the devastating impact on agriculture and food production.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) a major global authority coordinating desert locust monitoring, early warning, and preventive control, working continuously with affected countries through its regional commissions. Its latest digital tools include eLocust4, which lets national survey and control officers send real-time field data via satellite to national centers and FAO’s Desert Locust Information Service, and RAMSES 5, a geospatial analysis and mapping system that integrates this information with environmental data to improve forecasting, targeting, and timing of control operations.

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All resources for management

English short title	Year published	Category	Author	Geographic purview	Language	Descriptive keyword
2014 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers	2014	Information hub, 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	Pesticides, Management, Pesticide management, Chemical control, Information hub
2021 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers	2021	Technical report, Technical reports	Locust Pesticide Referee Group, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Africa, Europe, Asia, Americas, Oceania	English	Report, Pesticides, Pesticide management, Management, Monitoring, Public health, Field evaluation
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	Biology, Life cycle, Natural history, Natural sciences, Behavior, Population dynamics, New Mexico, Management, estimation of grasshopper densities, insecticide, Biological control, New Mexico grasshoppers, Indigenous knowledge, History, county map distribution, Distribution, Glossary, Species identification, annotated alphabetical list of New Mexico grasshoppers, Morphology, Identification
A scoping paper on the ongoing desert locust crisis 2019-2021+	2022	Technical report, Reference works	Think Tank for Sustainability	Asia, Africa	English	Management
Acridomorph species of Argentina and Uruguay		Guide, Reference works	National University of La Plata	Argentina, Uruguay	English	Management, Biology, Species identification
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	Management, Biology, Species identification, Biopesticide, Robotics, Drones, Technology, Pesticide management, Survey
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	Integrated pest management, Management, Agriculture, Crop health, Infestations, Glossary
Alfalfa insect pest management 2024	2024	Guide, Instructional guides	Kansas State University	United States	English	Pesticides, Management
Analysis of historical outbreaks of the brown locust	2026	Technical report, Reference works	Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, Roger Price	South Africa	English	Nama Karoo, outbreak chronology, Historical, Outbreaks, Population dynamics, Geographic Information System (GIS), Management, Environmental assessment, Forecasting, Modeling
APLC locust and grasshopper identification guide		Guide, Reference works	Australian Plague Locust Commission	Australia	English	Management, Species identification
ARC-PHP brown locust fact sheet series	2024	Technical report, Instructional guides	Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, Roger Price	South Africa	English	Nama Karoo, Outbreaks, Population dynamics, Management, Ecology, Biology
ARC-PHP Southern African desert locust fact sheet series	2024	Technical report, Instructional guides	Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, Roger Price	South Africa	English	Nama Karoo, Outbreaks, Population dynamics, Management, Ecology, Biology
ARS grasshopper management hub		Information hub, Reference works	Agricultural Research Services, United States Department of Agriculture	United States	English	Livestock, Grazing, Grasshoppers, RAATs, Chemical control, Pesticides, Management, Ecology, Survey, Report, Research, Information hub
ARS grasshopper species fact sheets	1994	Guide, Reference works	Agricultural Research Services, United States Department of Agriculture	United States	English	Management, Species identification, Series
Australian plague locust landholder control strategies for NSW		Guide, Instructional guides	Government of New South Wales	Australia	English	Management
Australian plague locust online learning module	2022	Guide, Instructional guides		Australia	English	Species identification, Biology, Behavior, Management
Behind the success of desert locust control	2022	Technical report, Technical reports		Eritrea	English	Newsletter, Outbreaks, Management
Brown locust outbreaks threaten Southern Africa	2021	Media		South Africa	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Community development, Crop health, Food security, Livelihoods, Pesticide management, Pesticides, Governance, Emergency response, Management, Chemical control
Cabi Compendium		Information hub, Reference works	Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, Michel Lecoq		English	Species identification, Grasshoppers, Life cycle, Behavior, Economics, Ecology, Overview, Bundle, Information hub, Management
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	Calendar, Management, Set
Cao Bang controls grasshoppers destroying crops	2026	Media		Vietnam	English	Media article, Management, Photos
Climate change favours locust swarms, India increasingly at risk	2020	Media		India	English	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
Combatting desert locust in India	2024	Media	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	India	English	Management
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) ad hoc, emergency, other meetings	1971	Technical report, 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	Management, Survey, Biology, Monitoring, Toxicology, Physiology, Ecology, Forecasting, Locust commission meeting, Collection
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) committee meetings	1971	Technical report, Technical reports	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	Management, Survey, Biology, Monitoring, Toxicology, Physiology, Ecology, Forecasting, Locust commission meeting, Bundle
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	Locusts, Data analysis, Management, Forecasting, Infestations, Geographic Information System (GIS), Survey, Monitoring, Outbreaks, eLocust, Early warning, Remote sensing, Technology, RAMSES, SWARMS, Decision making, Collection
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) survey reports	1971	Technical report, Technical reports	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	Management, Survey, Biology, Monitoring, Toxicology, Physiology, Ecology, Forecasting, Locust commission meeting, Bundle
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) training and workshops	1971	Technical report, Technical reports	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	Management, Survey, Biology, Monitoring, Toxicology, Physiology, Ecology, Forecasting, Locust commission meeting, Collection
Common Grasshoppers of Montana Cropland and Rangeland		Guide, Reference works	Montana State University	United States	English	Species identification, Management, Biology, Life cycle, Integrated pest management
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	Management, Species identification, Agriculturist guide, Set
Control of the locust plague in Madagascar 2014	2014	Guide, Interactive visual tools	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Madagascar	English, French	Video, Management, Set, Promotional video
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	Management, Training manual
Court rejects federal pesticide-spraying program on millions of acres of western rangelands	2025	Media		United States	English	Ecology, Spraying, Chemical control, Infestations, Management, Governance, Conservation, Land use management, Habitat
Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions across Horn of Africa	2020	Media	United Nations	Eastern Africa	English	Newsletter, Media article, Agriculture, Crop health, Food security, Livelihoods, Emergency response, Locusts, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Infestations, Management, Grazing, Decision making, Economics, Press release
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	Species identification, Management
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	Management, Training manual
Desert locust surveillance and control programmatic environmental assessment	2020	Technical report, Technical reports	United States Agency for International Development	Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia	English	Monitoring, Environmental assessment, Management
Desert locust technical series		Technical report, Reference works	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, Mauritania, Madagascar, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Senegal, South Africa, Russia, Australia, Niger, Mali	English, French, Arabic	History, Management, Set
Desert locust upsurge progress report on the response in the Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen	2020	Technical report, Technical reports	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	Locust outbreaks, Management, Report, Progress report
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	Morphology, Distribution, Ecology, Population dynamics, Management, Identification
East Africa fears second wave - of locust swarms	2020	Media		Eastern Africa	English	Media article, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Early warning, Forecasting, Crop health, Agriculture, Management, Grazing, Livestock, Livelihoods, Food security, Monitoring, Pesticides, Chemical control, Aerial control operations, Spraying, Rainfall, Weather
Eastern Cape struck by worst locust infestation in 25 years, swathes of valuable grazing lost	2022	Media		South Africa	English	Media article, Locusts, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Infestations, Governance, Spraying, Pesticides, Environmental assessment, Emergency response, Grazing, Livestock, Rangeland management, Biological control, Chemical control, Management, Integrated pest management, Aerial control operations, Monitoring
Ecology and Management of Mormon Cricket, Anabrus simplex Haldeman	1987	Technical report, Reference works	Colorado State University, John Capinera, Charles MacVean	United States	English	Identification, Management, Biology, Ecology, Population dynamics
Entompathogen biocontrol ARS Grasshopper brochure	2011	, Interactive visual tools	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	United States	English	Biopesticide, Pesticides, Rangeland management, Grasshoppers, Management
FAO and government of Somalia open permanent desert locust monitoring centre	2021	Media		Somalia	English	Media article, Management
FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) national management plans		Technical report, Technical reports	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region	Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger	French	Meeting, Locust commission meeting, Bundle, Management, Work plan
FAO desert locust guidelines appendixes	2001	Guide, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Southern Asia, Western Asia	English, French, Arabic	Management, Training manual, Set, Apendix
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	App, Video, Bundle, Management, Control, Instructional video
FAO Emergency Centre for Locust Operations After Action Review 2005	2005	Technical report, Technical reports	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Africa, Asia	English	After action review, Management, Outbreaks, Report, Evaluation
FAO Infographic the 2020–2021 desert locust upsurge	2022	Technical report, Interactive visual tools	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Eastern Africa	English	Management, Promotional documents
FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) meeting, research, workshop, survey report collection	2022	Technical report, Reference works	FAO Locust Watch in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan	English	Report, Monitoring, Public health, Forecasting, Management, Workshop, Collection
FAO Multilateral evaluation of the 2003-05 Desert Locust campaign	2006	Technical report, Technical reports	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Eastern Africa	English	After action review, Management, Outbreaks, Report, Evaluation
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	Presentation, Outbreaks, Reports, Management, Emergency response
FAO’s technical series on locust management in the Caucasus and Central Asia	2026	Technical report, Instructional guides	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO Locust Watch in Caucasus and Central Asia, Alexandre Latchininsky	Georgia (country), Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia	English	Capacity building, Survey, Forecasting, Monitoring, Preparedness, Regional cooperation, Transboundary pests, Locust outbreaks, Management, Series, Pesticide management, Pesticides
Farmers worry as Namibia battles its worst brown locust outbreak	2022	Media		South Africa, Namibia	English	Media article, Locusts, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Infestations, Crop health, Agriculture, Rainfall, Livelihoods, Livestock, Grazing, Food security, Governance, Community development, Monitoring, Management
Field crop and forage pests and their natural enemies in Western Canada	2018	Guide, Instructional guides	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Canada	English	Agriculturist guide, Education, Infographic, Management, Species identification, Integrated pest management
Grasshopper & Mormon Cricket Control Ag Producer Assistance Handbook		Guide, Instructional guides		United States	English	Governance, Management, Pesticide management
Grasshopper & Mormon Cricket Control Insecticide Reimbursement Handbook		Guide, Instructional guides		United States	English	Governance, Management, Pesticide management
Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Outbreaks in Oregon Frequently Asked Questions	2022	Guide, Instructional guides	Oregon Department of Agriculture	United States	English	Outbreaks, Grasshoppers, Population dynamics, Management, Set
Grasshopper guidebook provisional	2008	Guide, Instructional guides	United States Department of Agriculture	United States	English	Grasshoppers, Pesticides, Management, Rangeland management, Infestations, insecticide, Monitoring, Mormon crickets, Environmental assessment
Grasshopper Identification and Control Methods to Protect Crops and the Environment	2010	Guide, Instructional guides	Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada	Canada	English	Management, Species identification, Control, Pesticides
Grasshopper Management in Rangeland, Pastures, and Crops		Guide, Instructional guides	Tom A. Royer, Phillip G. Mulder	United States	English	Biology, Survey, Management, Control
Grasshopper management in the Pacific Northwest	2020	Information hub, Instructional guides	Carmen Willmore, Jason Thomas, Steven Hines	United States	English	Rangeland management, Infestations, Weather, Nymphs, Monitoring, Pesticides, insecticide, Chemical control, Biological control, Life cycle, Behavior, Photos, Information hub, Biology, Management
Grasshopper management tips	2010	Guide, Instructional guides		United States	English	Grasshoppers, Biology, Management, Rangeland management, Crop health, Grazing, insecticide, Environmental assessment
Grasshoppers (Acrididae) of Colorado	1982	Guide, Reference works	Colorado State University, John Capinera, TS Sechrist	United States	English	Biology, Species identification, Ecology, Behavior, Physiology, Management
Grasshoppers and their control		Guide, Instructional guides	Texas A&M University, Carl D. Patrick	United States	English	Species identification, Management, Monitoring, Biological control, Mechanical control, Cultural control, Biology
Grasshoppers in California	1902	Technical report, Technical reports	C.W. Woodworth	United States	English	Life cycle, History, Locusts, Early warning, Agriculture, Emergency response, Management
Grasshoppers of the Choctaw Nation in Southeast Oklahoma	2021	Guide, Reference works	Alex J. Harman, W. Wyatt Hoback, Tom A. Royer	United States	English	Management, Control, Rangeland management, Crop protection, Biological control, Chemical control, Survey, Outbreaks, Species identification
Grasshoppers of the Western United States		Guide, Reference works	United States Department of Agriculture	United States	English	Management, Species identification, Key
Guatemala se declara en emergencia sanitaria por plaga de langosta	2021	Media		Guatemala	Spanish	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Public health, Governance, Agriculture, Crop health, Food security, Livelihoods, Management, Migration
Guide to grasshoppers and bush-crickets	2022	Media		United Kingdom	English	Management, Species identification
HopperLink	2021	Information hub, Reference works	Global Locust Initiative	Africa, Americas, Oceania, Asia, Europe		Information hub, Networking, Management, Social science, Natural sciences, Governance, Technology
How a single locust becomes a plague		Media		Eastern Africa	English	Media article, Education, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Infographic, Migration, Physiology, Morphology, Behavior, Crop health, Agriculture, Economics, Food security, Livelihoods, Rainfall, Weather, Climate change, Early warning, Monitoring, Chemical control, Pesticides, Aerial control operations, Biopesticide, Biological control, Management, Integrated pest management
How Kenya’s farmers are trying to outsmart locusts and climate change	2021	Media		Kenya	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Food security, Crop health, Agriculture, Climate change, Management
How war threatens Ethiopia's struggle against worst locust swarm in 25 years	2020	Media		Ethiopia	English	Media article, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Agriculture, Crop health, Food security, Mechanical control, Rainfall, Economics, Emergency alerts, Governance, Aerial control operations, Pesticides, Chemical control, Management, Pesticide management, Livelihoods, Collective movement
ICYMI: Brown locust outbreak in Northern Cape	2021	Media		South Africa	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Outbreaks, Governance, Agriculture, Environmental assessment, Weather, Rainfall, Management, Chemical control, Land use management
Idaho Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Control Program		Information hub, Reference works		United States	English	Management, Monitoring, Forecasting, Emergency response, Chemical control, Biological control, Species identification, Governance, Information hub, Biology
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	Grasshoppers, Species identification, Nymphs, Biology, Management, Series
Improving national and regional locust management in Caucasus and Central Asia	2015	Technical report, Interactive visual tools	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia (country)	English	Locust outbreaks, Climate change, Monitoring, Early warning, Public health, Geographic Information System (GIS), Management
In Kenya, lessons from 2020 prepare responders for a locust re-invasion	2021	Media		Kenya	English	Media article, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Crop health, Agriculture, Livelihoods, Livestock, Grazing, Governance, Management, Chemical control, Pesticides, Spraying, Monitoring, Collective movement, Community development, Aerial control operations, Economics
India combats locust attack amid Covid-19 pandemic	2020	Media		India	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Agriculture, Crop health, Emergency response, Governance, Management, Integrated pest management, Collective movement, Migration, Mechanical control, Early warning, Food security, Economics, Aerial control operations, Chemical control, Spraying, Pesticides, PPE and cleaning
Ingresó una nueva manga de langostas de Paraguay	2020	Media		Paraguay	Spanish	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Early warning, Management, Agriculture
Insect answers	1990	Guide, Instructional guides	Daniel Suomi, Gary Thomasson, Dave Keim	United States	English	Species identification, Rangeland management, Infestations, Management, Chemical control, Biological control, Survey, estimation of grasshopper densities, Control, insecticide, Biology, Livestock, Weather
Intensive control operations reduced locust threat in India, Pak, says FAO	2020	Media		India, Pakistan	English	Media article, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Management, Governance, Chemical control, Pesticides, Pesticide management, Early warning, Spraying, Aerial control operations, Community development, Robotics, Drones, Technology
Kenya Beats Back Fresh Wave of Desert Locust Invasions	2021	Media		Kenya	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Management
Kenya: A sustainable solution to locust swarms?	2021	Media, Interactive visual tools		Kenya	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Food security, Livelihoods, Crop health, Agriculture, Livestock, Mechanical control, Edible insects, Management, Integrated pest management, Community development, Collective movement
Lao to Get Supports from Thailand to Halt the Bamboo Locust Outbreak	2019	Media		Laos	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Pesticides, Chemical control, Spraying, Governance, Emergency response, Agriculture, Crop health, Management, Integrated pest management, Community development, Press release
Laos, China and neigbouring countries discuss locust outbreak in Laos		Media		Laos, China, Thailand, Vietnam	English	Media article, Governance, Collective movement, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Management, Press release
Lessons learned from the 2004 FAO aerial operations against desert locustx	2005	Technical report, Technical reports	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Africa, Asia	English	Management, Aerial control operations, After action review, Report, Outbreaks, Evaluation
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	Management, Species identification, Agriculturist guide, Set
Locust pesticide referee group reports		Technical report, Instructional guides	Locust Pesticide Referee Group	Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania	English, French, Arabic, Russian	Pesticides, Management, Pesticide management, Bundle, Environmental assessment, Application guidelines, Insecticide selection, Meeting, Meeting minutes
Locust Plague Hits Phongsaly, 5 Hectares of Crops Destroyed	2020	Media		Laos	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Crop health, Agriculture, Food security, Spraying, Pesticides, Management, Chemical control, Economics
Locust swarm of up to 40 million hits Brazil as country struggles to handle coronavirus crisis	2020	Media		Brazil	English	Media article, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Forecasting, Early warning, Rainfall, Migration, Crop health, Agriculture, Chemical control, Weather, Management
Locust Swarms as Big as Cities are Causing a Crisis in Africa	2020	Media		Africa	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Crop health, Agriculture, Livelihoods, Livestock, Grazing, Food security, Early warning, Forecasting, Economics, Collective movement, Climate change, Rainfall, Management, Integrated pest management, Edible insects, Chemical control, Mechanical control
Locust Swarms Threaten Parts Of East Africa	2021	Media	National Public Radio	Eastern Africa	English	Media article, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Crop health, Agriculture, Monitoring, Pesticides, Aerial control operations, Chemical control, Management, Rainfall, Weather, Climate change, Food security, Livelihoods, Migration, Biological control, Economics
Locusts in Queensland	2003	Guide, Instructional guides		Australia	English	Taxonomy, History, Distribution, Biology, Ecology, Management
Locusts make Princes Town residents’ lives miserable	2022	Media		Trinidad and Tobago	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Crop health, Aerial control operations, Spraying, Pesticides, Management
Locusts now threatening parts of southern Africa, UN says	2020	Media		Southern Africa	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Crop health, Agriculture, Pesticides, Spraying, Chemical control, Environmental assessment, Management, Integrated pest management
Locusts of Australia	2020	Guide, Reference works	Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries	Australia	English	Management, Species identification
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	Management, Species identification, Agriculturist guide, Set

Technology resources

English short title	Year published	Category	Author	Geographic purview	Language	Descriptive keyword
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	Management, Biology, Species identification, Biopesticide, Robotics, Drones, Technology, Pesticide management, Survey
Chinese Authorities Deploy Fleets of Drones to Battle Locust Invasion		Media		China	English	Robotics, Drones, Technology
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	Locusts, Data analysis, Management, Forecasting, Infestations, Geographic Information System (GIS), Survey, Monitoring, Outbreaks, eLocust, Early warning, Remote sensing, Technology, RAMSES, SWARMS, Decision making, Collection
High tech early warning system could curb next South African locust swarms	2022	Media		South Africa	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Early warning, Forecasting, Monitoring, Chemical control, Biopesticide, Pesticide management, Pesticides, Technology, Spraying, Agriculture, Crop health, Migration, Earth observation, Rainfall, Weather, Meteorology, Public health
HopperLink	2021	Information hub, Reference works	Global Locust Initiative	Africa, Americas, Oceania, Asia, Europe		Information hub, Networking, Management, Social science, Natural sciences, Governance, Technology
Intensive control operations reduced locust threat in India, Pak, says FAO	2020	Media		India, Pakistan	English	Media article, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Management, Governance, Chemical control, Pesticides, Pesticide management, Early warning, Spraying, Aerial control operations, Community development, Robotics, Drones, Technology
Southern China battles worst locust infestation in decades	2020	Media	South China Morning Post	China	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Outbreaks, Agriculture, Food security, Crop health, Press release, Governance, Spraying, Pesticides, Management, Monitoring, Robotics, Drones, Technology
The Biblical locust plagues of 2020		Media		Eastern Africa	English	Media article, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Crop health, Agriculture, Food security, Behavior, Ecology, Biology, Migration, Economics, Weather, Management, Integrated pest management, Mechanical control, Chemical control, Pesticides, Pesticide management, Livelihoods, Governance, Aerial control operations, Biopesticide, Biological control, Forecasting, Robotics, Drones, Technology
The use of drones for Desert Locust survey		Guide, Technical reports	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Asia, Africa	English	Early warning, Monitoring, Presentation, Robotics, Drones, Technology
Theoretical-practical instruction for piloting HP2	2020	Guide, Instructional guides	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Asia, Africa	English	Training manual, Robotics, Drones, Technology, Instruction manual, Operator handbook
To Track Massive Locust Swarms, Officials Use Tool that Forecasts Smoke Plumes		Media		Africa	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Management, Rainfall, Weather, Climate change, Food security, Livelihoods, Migration, Agriculture, Crop health, Monitoring, Spraying, Pesticide management, Pesticides, Chemical control, Meteorology, Modeling, Behavior, Technology, Early warning, Forecasting
Yellow-Spined Bamboo Locust Invades Southwest China, Occupies Nearly 6,667 Hectares		Media		China	English	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Crop health, Monitoring, Chemical control, Aerial control operations, Pesticides, Agriculture, Economics, Robotics, Drones, Technology

Organizations associated with orthopteran management

Organization name	Acronym	Website	Type	Focus	Focus keywords	Geographic purview
Afghanistan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock		View	Government	Management, Governance		Afghanistan
Agri Northern Cape		View	Government	Management, Governance	Coordination	South Africa
Agri SA		View	Government	Management	Control, Forecasting, Monitoring	South Africa
Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Ministry		View	Government	Management	Management, Agriculture	Trinidad and Tobago
Algerian Ministry Of Agriculture and Rural Development		View	Government	Management		Algeria
All-Russian Institute for Plant Protection	VIZR	View	Government	Research, Management	Biological control, Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences	Russia
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	APHIS	View	Government	Management, Education, Information Hub	Control, Forecasting, Monitoring	United States
APHIS PPQ Science & Technology Insect Management and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (Phoenix Station)	IMMDL	View	Government	Research, Management	Management, Natural sciences	United States
Australian Plague Locust Commission	APLC	View	Government	Management, Research, Governance	Agricultural development, Control, Coordination, Education, Emergency assistance, Forecasting, Funding, Governance, Information hub, International development, Media, Monitoring, Policy, Regional cooperation, Research, Sustainable development, Technology, Training, Natural sciences	Australia
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation	EMBRAPA	View	Government	Development, Management, Governance, Research	Agricultural development, Control, Emergency assistance, International development, Media, Monitoring, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Technology, Training, Natural sciences	Brazil
Center for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa	CCARDESA	View	Non-governmental Organization	Management, Governance, Development	Training, Regional cooperation, Agricultural development	Botswana
Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International	CABI	View	Intergovernmental Organization, Non-profit Organization	Development, Management, Media, Governance	Agricultural Development, Community Development, Control, Coordination, Forecasting, International Development, Media, Monitoring, Policy, Regional Cooperation, Research, Sustainable Development, Technology, Training, Edible Insects	United Kingdom
Comité de Sanidad Vegetal del Cono Sur	COSAVE	View	Non-governmental Organization	Education, Management, Governance, Information Hub	Coordination, Training, Control, Natural sciences	Uruguay
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region	CRC	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance, Education, Information Hub	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Natural sciences	Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Somalia
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development	DPI WA	View	Government	Management	Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Training	Australia
Department of Primary Industries and Regions	PIRSA	View	Government	Management, Development, Information Hub	Control, Sustainable development	Australia
Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa	DLCO EA	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Education, Governance, Management, Research	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Coordination	Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania
Directorate of Plant Protection	DPV	View	Government	Management, Research, Education	Monitoring, Control, Training, Natural sciences	Senegal
Éléphant Vert		View	Private Sector	Management	Biological control, Fertilizer, Control, Chemical manufacturing	Ivory Coast, France, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Senegal
FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in Northwest Africa	CLCPANO	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Governance, Education, Management, Research	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences	Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania
FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region	CLCPRO	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Governance, Research, Management	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences	Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger
FAO Desert Locust Control Committee	DLCC	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Management, Governance	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, International development, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Training, Natural sciences	Afghanistan, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Netherlands, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, [[United Arab Em...
FAO Desert Locust Information Service	DLIS	View	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	Africa, Asia, Europe
FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Plant Pests	ECTTP	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance	Coordination, Monitoring, Natural sciences	Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe
FAO Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases	EMPRES	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance, Research	Monitoring, Control, Training, Regional cooperation, Natural sciences	Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	FAO	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Management		Italy
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre	ICPAC	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Management, Research	Forecasting, Agricultural development, International development, Early warning, Natural sciences	Kenya
India Locust Warning Organization	LWO		Government	Management, Information Hub, Research	Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Training, Natural sciences	India
Information Core for Southern African Migratory Pests	ICOSAMP	View	Other	Governance, Information Hub, Management, Education	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Forecasting	Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Intergovernmental Authority on Development	IGAD	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Management, Research	Forecasting, Agricultural development, International development, Natural sciences	Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda
International Red Locust Control Organization for Central and Southern Africa	IRLCO CSA	[www.redlocust.org.zm/ View]	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance, Funding	Monitoring, Control, Regional cooperation, Forecasting, Natural sciences	Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi
International Regional Organization of Plant and Animal Health	OIRSA	View	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance, Education	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control	Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic
Japan International Cooperation Agency	JICA	View	Government	Governance, Management	Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control	Central Asia
Joint Anti-Locust and Anti-Aviarian Organization	OCLALAV			Management	Obsolete organization	Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Niger
Kazakh Research Institute for Plant Protection and Quarantine	NIIZKR	View	Government	Research, Management, Education	Training, Control, Monitoring, Natural sciences	Kazakhstan
Le Centre National de Lutte Antiacridienne	CNLA	View	Government	Research, Management, Governance	Monitoring, Control, Coordination, Forecasting, Natural sciences	Mauritania
Ministry of Agricultural Development of Somaliland		View	Government	Development, Management	Agricultural development, Control, Forecasting, Monitoring, Emergency assistance	Somalia
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Kenya		View	Government	Management, Development	Control, Forecasting, Monitoring, Agricultural development	Kenya
Ministry of Agriculture Kazakhstan		View	Government	Management, Governance	Agriculture, Management, Governance	Kazakhstan
Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Supply Brazil		View	Government	Development, Management	Agricultural development, Control, Emergency assistance	Brazil
Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation		View	Government	Management	Management, Agribusiness, Agriculture	Russia
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries of the Republic of Uganda		View	Government	Governance, Management	Management	Uganda
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources of Oman		View	Government	Management	Survey, Monitoring, Management, Control	Oman
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform	MAWLR	View	Government	Management	Monitoring	Namibia
Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Fishery, Livestock and Marine Resources	MAEPE-RH	View	Government	Governance, Management	Management, Forecasting, Monitoring, Control	Djibouti
Ministry of Economic Development and Production		View	Government	Management, Governance		Argentina
Ministry of Environment Libya			Government	Development, Management, Governance	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, International development, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Training	Libya
Ministry of Production Industry and Employment Chaco		View	Government	Management, Governance		Argentina
Ministry of Production Natural Resources Forestry and Lands of the Province of Santiago del Estero		View	Government	Management, Governance		Argentina
National Agricultural Technology Institute	INTA	View	Government	Education, Information Hub, Governance, Research, Management	Training, Regional cooperation, Agricultural development, Control, Sustainable development, Coordination, Monitoring, Natural sciences	Argentina
National Desert Locust Control Center	CNLCP	View	Government	Research, Management, Development, Governance	Coordination, Monitoring, Control, Agricultural development, Forecasting, Policy, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Technology, Training	Mali
National Grasshopper Management Board	NGMB	View	Non-profit Organization	Governance, Management	Coordination, Natural sciences	United States
National Institute of Plant Protection of Algeria	INPV	View	Government	Governance, Management, Information Hub, Development	Regional cooperation, Control, Forecasting, Monitoring, Coordination, Agricultural development, Training, Natural sciences	Algeria
National Plant and Seed Health and Quality Service	SENAVE	View	Government	Management, Governance, Research, Funding	Monitoring, Control, Agricultural development, Coordination, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Technology, Emergency assistance, Natural sciences	Paraguay
Nevada Department of Agriculture	NDA	View	Government	Governance, Management	Monitoring, Management, Forecasting	United States
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries	NSW DPI	View	Government	Education, Management	Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Training, Natural sciences	Australia
New South Wales Government		View	Government	Management		Australia
New South Wales Local Land Services	NSW LLS	View	Government	Management	Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences	Australia
Plant Protection and Quarantine Directorate of Afganistan	PPQD	View	Government	Development, Funding, Management, Research, Governance	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, Coordination, Emergency assistance, Forecasting, International development, Monitoring, Regional cooperation, Research, Sustainable development, Technology, Training	Afghanistan
Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, and the Regional Locust cum Integrated Pest Management Center	RLCIPMC	View	Government	Management	plant protection, Management	India
Prairie Pest Monitoring Network		View	Non-profit Organization	Management	Monitoring, Forecasting, Natural sciences	Canada
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries	QLD DPI	View	Government	Management	Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Natural sciences	Australia
Queensland Department of Natural Resources	DNR	View	Government	Governance, Management, Monitoring, Education	Management, Control	Australia
Rangeland Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Suppression Program at the United States Department of Agriculture		View	Government	Management, Education, Information Hub	Control, Forecasting, Monitoring	United States
Sahel Institute	INSAH	View	Intergovernmental Organization, University	Development, Governance, Research, Management, Information Hub	Agricultural development, Coordination, International development, Policy, Regional cooperation, Training, Natural sciences	Benin, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad, Cape Verde
Servicio Nacional de Saneamiento	SENASA PY	View	Government	Information Hub, Governance, Management	Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences	Paraguay
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria e Inocuidad Alimentaria	SENASAG	View	Government	Management, Research	Control, Agricultural development, Monitoring, Natural sciences	Bolivia
Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria	SAGARPA-SENASICA	View	Government	Governance, Management	Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences	Mexico
Servivio Nacional de Sanidad Agraria	SENASA PE	View	Government	Governance, Management	Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences	Peru
South Dakota Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources		View	Government	Management		United States
State Committee for Plant Health	CESAVE	View	Government	Information Hub, Management	Control, Monitoring, Forecasting, Training, Natural sciences	Mexico
State Committee for Plant Health in the State of Yucatan	CESVY	View	Government	Management, Education, Governance	Control, Training, Coordination, Natural sciences	Mexico
The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development	CIRAD	View	Government	Education, Development, Research, Management	Forecasting, International development, Training, Agricultural development, Sustainable development, Natural sciences, Modeling, Monitoring, Research, Control, Community development	France
The International African Migratory Locust Organisation	OICMA		Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Research	Management	Africa
The Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago		View	Government	Management	Governance	Trinidad and Tobago
The National Food Safety and Quality Service	SENASA AR	View	Government	Management, Governance, Funding, Research, Education	Control, Coordination, Emergency assistance, Forecasting, Monitoring, Regional cooperation, Technology, Training, Agricultural development, Sustainable development, Natural sciences	Argentina
United States Department of Agriculture	USDA	View	Government	Governance, Education, Research, Management, Funding	Funding, Training, Emergency assistance	United States
United States Environmental Protection Agency	EPA	View	Government	Management	Policy, Research	United States
Utah Department of Agriculture and Food	UDAF	View	Government	Management, Development, Governance, Monitoring, Research	Agricultural development, Agriculture, Crop health, Control, Coordination, Food security, Governance, Management, Public health	United States
Zambia Ministry of Agriculture		View	Government	Development, Education, Funding, Management, Research, Governance	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, Coordination, Monitoring, Training	Zambia