Reference works
A reference work is a resource designed to be consulted for specific, authoritative information rather than read cover to cover. It is typically structured to allow quick retrieval of facts, definitions, data, or guidance on a particular subject or set of topics.
Featured reference works
| English short title | Year published | Category | Author | Species purview | Geographic purview | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Agriculture Victoria locust and grasshopper online reporting form | Information hub, Reference works | Australia | English | |||
| AgroAtlas Pests | Information hub, Instructional guides | Russia | English | |||
| ARS grasshopper management hub | Information hub, Reference works | Agricultural Research Services, United States Department of Agriculture | United States | English | ||
| BioAcoustica | Information hub, Reference works | Edward Baker, S. D. Rycroft, Jon Hill, Vincent S. Smith | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania | English | ||
| Biolib.cz Orthoptera | Information hub, Reference works | Europe | English | |||
| Cabi Compendium | Information hub, Reference works | Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International, Michel Lecoq | English | |||
| CIRAD pest locust website | Information hub, Reference works | The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania | French, English | ||
| Crop & pest report | Information hub, Technical reports | North Dakota State University | United States | English | ||
| FAO emergencies and resilience | Information hub, Reference works | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Southern Asia, Western Asia | English | ||
| FAO Locust Data Explorer | Information hub, Interactive visual tools | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Southern Asia, Western Asia | English | ||
| FAO Locust Hub | Information hub, Reference works | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Southern Asia, Western Asia | English | ||
| FAO Locust Watch Desert Locust | Information hub, Reference works | FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Southern Asia, Western Asia | English, Arabic, French | ||
| FAO operated digital tools | Information hub, Instructional guides | English | ||||
| FAO Plant Production and Protection Newsletter | Information hub, Technical reports | FAO Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | South America | English | ||
| FAO: Tracking Locust with Tech | Information hub, Media | Africa | English | |||
| Grasshopper management in the Pacific Northwest | 2020 | Information hub, Instructional guides | Carmen Willmore, Jason Thomas, Steven Hines | United States | English | |
| HopperLink | 2021 | Information hub, Reference works | Global Locust Initiative | Africa, Americas, Oceania, Asia, Europe | ||
| Idaho Grasshopper and Mormon Cricket Control Program | Information hub, Reference works | United States | English | |||
| iNaturalist | Information hub, Reference works | United States | English | |||
| IUCN Red List of Ecosystems | Information hub, Reference works | English | ||||
| IUCN Red List Orthoptera | Information hub, Reference works | English | ||||
| Key to Wyoming grasshoppers | Information hub, Instructional guides | University of Wyoming, Timothy J. McNary | United States | English | ||
| Locust Literature | Information hub, Reference works | The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania | French, English | ||
| Metaleptea | Information hub, Technical reports | The Orthopterists' Society | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania | English | ||
| Metarhizium anisopliae reference list of papers | Information hub, 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 | ||
| Michel Lecoq entomology website | 2014 | Information hub, Reference works | Michel Lecoq | English | ||
| Montana.gov Orthoptera Field Guides | Information hub, Instructional guides | United States | English | |||
| National Plant Board plant regulatory official directory | Information hub, Reference works | United States | English | |||
| NatureServe Explorer | Information hub, Reference works | United States | English | |||
| New Zealand Threat Classification System | Information hub, Reference works | |||||
| Orthoptera of Northern Great Plains | 2007 | Information hub, | North Dakota State University | United States | English | |
| Orthoptera Species File | Information hub, Reference works | Maria Marta Cigliano | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania | English | ||
| Pacific Northwest Pest Management Handbook | Information hub, Instructional guides | United States | English | |||
| Prairie Pest Monitoring Network (PPMN) | Information hub, Reference works | Canada | ||||
| Singing Insects of North America | Information hub, Reference works | United States, Canada | English | |||
| Songs of Insects | Information hub, Instructional guides | Lang Elliott, Will Hershberger | United States | English | ||
| South Dakota grasshopper management surveys | Information hub, Interactive visual tools | United States | English | |||
| South Dakota pest management guides | 2025 | Information hub, Instructional guides | Philip Rozeboom, Adam Varenhorst, Patrick Wagner, Eric Jones, Paul O. Johnson, Madalyn Shires, Connie Strunk | United States | English | |
| U.S. Grasshopper Forecast Maps | Information hub, Interactive visual tools | United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Services | United States | English | ||
| USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network | Information hub, Interactive visual tools | United States Agency for International Development | Africa, Asia, Americas | English | ||
| Workshop on Research Priorities for Migrant Pests of Agriculture in Southern Africa | 1999 | Information hub, Instructional guides | South Africa | English | ||
| xeno-canto | Information hub, Reference works | English |