Rick Overson
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| Rick Overson | |
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| Country | United States of America |
| Organizations: | Global Locust Initiative, Behavioral Plasticity Research Institute, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation at Arizona State University, Arizona State University |
| Titles: | Research Scientist, Co-Director of the Global Locust Initiative |
| Focal areas: | Animal Husbandry, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Nutritional Ecology, Community Development, Education, Nutrition |
| Focal species: | Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Mongolian locust (Oedaleus decorus), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) |
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Biography
Rick Overson's current research aims to understand variations in locust behavioral and nutritional ecology. As Co-director of the Global Locust Initiative, he collaborates with global stakeholders to manage grasshopper and locust outbreaks sustainably, striving to enhance stakeholder representation, transparency, information sharing, and community-built resources for locust management.