Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata)
| Nomadacris septemfasciata Red locust | |
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| Taxonomy | |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Cyrtacanthacridinae |
| Genus: | Nomadacris |
| Additional resources | |
| Full taxonomy at OSF | |
The Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata) is found in sub-Saharan Africa. The last great invasion (1929–1944) affected most African countries south of the equator. Today its outbreaks are frequent but mostly limited to specific grasslands and seasonal floodplains located in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, and a lesser extent in southern Madagascar. Important breeding areas are the central Niger delta in Mali and the southern shores of Lake Chad. A large outbreak occurred between 1994 and 1996, and more recently in 2009 costing 2 million USD at the time.
Nomenclature
Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serville, 1838). For full nomenclature, see this taxon's page on Orthoptera Species File
Identification
For additional information see CIRAD profile here
| Phase | Stage | Color | Wings | Legs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregarious | nymph | |||
| Gregarious | immature adult | |||
| Gregarious | mature adult | |||
| Solitarious | nymph | |||
| Solitarious | immature adult | |||
| Solitarious | adult |
Identification resources
| Name | Year published | Resource link | Descriptive keyword | Language | Geographic purview | Author | Year published |
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| A locust officer's field guide | 2003 | View | Behavior, Species identification, Outbreaks | English | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | 2003 | |
| FAO locust handbook identification key | View | Species identification, Locusts | English | FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | |||
| Orthoptera Species File | View | Species identification, Biology | English | Orthoptera Species File Online | |||
| Pest locusts | View | History, Archive, Species identification | French, English | The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development |
Distribution
For more information and distribution records see [GBIF]
Biology
| Phase | Developmental time |
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| Hopper | |
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Habitat and ecology
Lecoq M, Franc A, Luong-Skovmand M-H, Raveloson A, Ravelombony VDP (2006) Ecology and migration patterns of solitary red locusts, Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serville) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in southwestern Madagascar. Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N.S.) 42: 197–205. https://doi.org/10.1080/00379271.2006.10700623
Land-use change
Pest status
Recent outbreaks
Outbreak media coverage
Associated organizations
| Organization name | Acronym | Website | Type | Focus | Focus keywords | Geographic purview |
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| FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa | SFS | https://www.fao.org/africa/southern-africa/en/ | Intergovernmental Organization | Development, Management, Governance | ||
| International Red Locust Control Organization for Central and Southern Africa | IRLCO CSA | https://www.uia.org/s/or/en/1100036231 | Intergovernmental Organization | Management, Governance, Funding | Monitoring, Control, Regional cooperation, Forecasting, Natural sciences | |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform | MAWLR | https://mawf.gov.na/ | Government | Management | Monitoring |
Resources