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- Name - Page
- English_short_title - Page
- Long_title - String
- Year_published - String
- Category - List of String, delimiter: ,
- Language - List of String, delimiter: ,
- Subresource - List of String, delimiter: ,
- File_name - List of File, delimiter: ,
- Resource_link - URL
- Descriptive_keyword - List of String, delimiter: ,
- Resource_description - Text
- Author - List of Page, delimiter: ,
- All_geography - List of Page, delimiter: ,
- Geographic_purview - List of Page, delimiter: ,
- Species_purview - List of Page, delimiter: ,
- Species_purview_control - String
- Notes - String
- Project - List of Page, delimiter: ,
- Attribution_link - URL
- Author_in_wiki - String
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Page | Name | English short title | Long title | Year published | Category | Language | Subresource | File name | Resource link | Descriptive keyword | Resource description | Author | All geography | Geographic purview | Species purview | Species purview control | Notes | Project | Attribution link | Author in wiki |
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'Many will starve': locusts devour crops and livelihoods in Pakistan (edit) | 'Many will starve': locusts devour crops and livelihoods in Pakistan | 'Many will starve': locusts devour crops and livelihoods in Pakistan | 2020 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | The worst locust plague to hit Pakistan in decades is devastating crops and livelihoods, and experts warn that hunger will soon follow. Farmers in Sindh and Balochistan provinces have lost entire fields of crops including wheat, maize and cotton. | The Guardian | Pakistan • Southern Asia • Asia | Pakistan | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | Ellis-Petersen, Hannah; Baloch, Shah Meer | FALSE | |||||||
‘Like an Umbrella Had Covered the Sky’: Locust Swarms Despoil Kenya (edit) | ‘Like an Umbrella Had Covered the Sky’: Locust Swarms Despoil Kenya | ‘Like an Umbrella Had Covered the Sky’: Locust Swarms Despoil Kenya | 2020 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | The East African region is currently experiencing its worst locust invasion in decades. The swarms of locusts have already destroyed crops in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, and other countries in the region, leading to concerns about a possible food crisis in the affected areas. | The New York Times | Kenya • Ethiopia • Somalia • Africa | Kenya • Ethiopia • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | Dahir, Abdi Latif | FALSE | |||||||
‘Make noise and don’t panic’: India tries to ward off locust invasion (edit) | ‘Make noise and don’t panic’: India tries to ward off locust invasion | ‘Make noise and don’t panic’: India tries to ward off locust invasion | 2020 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | India is battling a devastating locust invasion. Authorities are using drones, loudspeakers, and vehicles to try to ward off the pests, while also urging citizens not to panic and to make noise to scare away the insects. | The Guardian | India • Southern Asia • Asia | India | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | Dhillon, Amrit | FALSE | |||||||
‘Switch off your lights at night’, panicking Northern Cape told, as locust swarms descend (edit) | ‘Switch off your lights at night’, panicking Northern Cape told, as locust swarms descend | ‘Switch off your lights at night’, panicking Northern Cape told, as locust swarms descend | 2021 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | Areas in the Northern Cape experience brown locust outbreak | News 24 | South Africa • Southern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | South Africa | Brown locust (Locustana pardalina) | FALSE | ||||||||
"Biblical plague" of locusts ruins crops in Tulcea (edit) | "Biblical plague" of locusts ruins crops in Tulcea | "Biblical plague" of locusts ruins crops in Tulcea | 2022 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | A swarm of locusts has devastated crops in the Romanian county of Tulcea, causing significant losses for local farmers. Authorities are working to contain the outbreak through the use of pesticides and urging farmers to report any sightings of locusts to prevent further damage. | Romania Insider | Romania • Eastern Europe • Europe | Romania | Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) | maiavankline | FALSE | |||||||
10th EMPRES liaison officers meeting (edit) | 10th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 10th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 2002 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Environmental assessment • Social science • Locusts • International development • Early warning • Forecasting | Report on the 10th EMPRES liaison officers meeting held in Saudi Arabia. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Saudi Arabia • Western Asia • Asia | Saudi Arabia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
11th EMPRES liaison officers meeting (edit) | 11th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 11th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | Report emergency prevention system for transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases (EMPRES) (DESERT LOCUST COMPONENT) 11th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 2003 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Sustainability science • Locusts • Database | Report on the 11th EMPRES liaison officers meeting held in Djibouti. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Djibouti • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Djibouti | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | ||||||
12th EMPRES liaison officers meeting (edit) | 12th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 12th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 2004 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Management • Outbreaks • eLocust | Report on the 12th EMPRES laison officers meeting to discuss finances, managerial competencies, overviews of achievements and progress, as well as the desert locust situation in central and western regions. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region | Egypt • Northern Africa • Africa | Egypt | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | TRUE | |||||||
14th EMPRES liaison officers meeting (edit) | 14th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 14th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | Report emergency prevention system for transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases (EMPRES) (DESERT LOCUST COMPONENT) 14th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 2006 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Locust outbreaks • Management • Survey | Full report on the 14th EMPRES/CR liaison Officers meeting held in Muscat, Oman. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Oman • Western Asia • Asia | Oman | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | ||||||
2008 FAO High-level conference on world food security (edit) | 2008 FAO High-level conference on world food security | 2008 FAO High-level conference on world food security | 2008 FAO High-level conference on world food security: The challenges of climate change and bioenergy - Climate-related transboundary pests and diseases | 2008 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Food security | The High-Level Conference on World Food Security organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2008 addressed the issues of rising food prices, food insecurity, and hunger in developing countries. The conference focused on the need for immediate and long-term actions to ensure food security and proposed a comprehensive plan of action to address the underlying causes of food insecurity. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania | Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania | TRUE | |||||||
2014 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers (edit) | 2014 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers | 2014 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers | 2014 | Information hub | English | ![]() |
Pesticides • Management • Pesticide management • Chemical control | This resource by the Pesticides Referee Group describes the impacts of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers, with a focus on Desert Locusts. Additionally, this resource provides recommendations for insecticide use to the FAO. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) • Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus) • Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) • Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata) • Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis) | FALSE | |||||||
2020 Appeal to the international community (edit) | 2020 Appeal to the international community | 2020 Appeal to the international community | 2020 Appeal to the international community: Desert Locust Invasion in Republic of Djibouti | 2020 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Appeal • Aid • Emergency response | 2020 Appeal to the international community to raise funds to control the desert locust invasion in the Republic of Djibouti. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations • Ministry of Agriculture; Water; Fishery; Livestock and Marine Resources | Djibouti • Eastern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Djibouti | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | ||||||
2021 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers (edit) | 2021 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers | 2021 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers | 2021 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Report • Pesticides • Pesticide management • Management • Monitoring • Public health | Report of the eleventh meeting of the Locust Pesticide Referee Group, which took place virtually in November 2021. The report includes a comprehensive list of studies on insecticide selection, efficacy, and concerns for management and public health, recommendations made, and some additional information and specifications. | Locust Pesticide Referee Group • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Africa • Europe • Asia • Americas • Oceania | Africa • Europe • Asia • Americas • Oceania | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) • Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) • Brown locust (Locustana pardalina) | FALSE | |||||||
2nd regional workshop on the implementation of environmental & health standards in desert locust control operations in the central region (EHS‐CR) (edit) | 2nd regional workshop on the implementation of environmental & health standards in desert locust control operations in the central region (EHS‐CR) | 2nd regional workshop on the implementation of environmental & health standards in desert locust control operations in the central region (EHS‐CR) | 2014 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Workshop • Early warning • Environmental assessment | Report on the second workshop held in Egypt with the objectives of updating on the recommendations from the first workshop, and training and implementing environmental health standard (EHS) requirements. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Egypt • Northern Africa • Africa | Egypt | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
3rd meeting of EMPRES liaison officers (edit) | 3rd meeting of EMPRES liaison officers | 3rd meeting of EMPRES liaison officers | 1996 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Remote sensing • Economics • Spraying • Survey • Rainfall • Management • Monitoring | Report on the 3rd meeting of EMPRES liaison officers, detailing progress made with early warning activities, early reaction activities, desert locust research, and more. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Yemen • Western Asia • Asia | Yemen | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
4th meeting of EMPRES liaison officers (edit) | 4th meeting of EMPRES liaison officers | 4th meeting of EMPRES liaison officers | 1996 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Survey • Remote sensing • Map • Aerial control operations | Report on the 4th meeting of EMPRES liaison officers. the meeting was hosted by the government of Eritrea to discuss progress with early warning activities, early reaction activities, research and more. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Eritrea • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Eritrea | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
7th EMPRES liaison officers meeting (edit) | 7th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 7th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 1999 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Survey • Locust outbreaks • Ecology • Early warning • Management | Report on the 7th EMPRES liaison officers meeting, with reports from member countries. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Yemen • Western Asia • Asia | Yemen | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
8th EMPRES liaison officers meeting (edit) | 8th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 8th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 2000 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Survey • Workshop | Report on the 8th EMPRES liaison officers meeting. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Oman • Western Asia • Asia | Oman | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
9th EMPRES liaison officers meeting (edit) | 9th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 9th EMPRES liaison officers meeting | 2001 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Distribution • Survey • Spraying • Monitoring • Environmental assessment | Report on the 9th EMPRES liaison officers meeting. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Sudan • Northern Africa • Africa | Sudan | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
A celebration of 50 years of service (edit) | A celebration of 50 years of service | A celebration of 50 years of service | 2019 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Management • Archive • Decision making • Education | This resource outlines 50 years of work done by the CRC. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Egypt • Northern Africa • Africa | Egypt | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
A field guide to vegetation in desert locust breeding areas (edit) | A field guide to vegetation in desert locust breeding areas | A field guide to vegetation in desert locust breeding areas | 2007 | Guide | English | ![]() |
Plant biology • Nutrition • Ecology • Locusts | This field guide overviews various plants used by the desert locust, with general information and photos. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Italy • Southern Europe • Europe | Italy | FALSE | ||||||||
A locust officer's field guide (edit) | A locust officer's field guide | A locust officer's field guide | A locust officer's field guide: locusts and grasshoppers of the central region | 2003 | Guide | English | ![]() |
Behavior • Species identification • Outbreaks | This resource compiles field guide cards to use by field guide officers to aid with grasshopper identification. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) • Sudan plague locust (Aiolopus simulatrix) • Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon) • Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata) • Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis) • Variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus) | many species | FALSE | |||||
A locust plague hit East Africa (edit) | A locust plague hit East Africa | A locust plague hit East Africa | A locust plague hit East Africa. The pesticide solution may have dire consequences | 2021 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | Heavy use of a broad-spectrum pesticide seems to have slowed the desert locust invasion. What the repercussions of that approach are isn’t yet clear. | National Geographic | Eastern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Eastern Africa | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
A method for detection of desert locust, schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) and estimation of infested areas (edit) | A method for detection of desert locust, schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) and estimation of infested areas | A method for detection of desert locust, schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) and estimation of infested areas | 2006 | Technical report | English | Survey • Locusts • Management • Infestations • Remote sensing • Geographic Information System (GIS) • Aerial control operations | This is a study on techniques to improve ground survey operations and management capacity for the desert locust. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Sudan • Northern Africa • Africa | Sudan | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | ||||||||
A preliminary plan of joint Desert Locust surveys along common borders in the Central Region (edit) | A preliminary plan of joint Desert Locust surveys along common borders in the Central Region | A preliminary plan of joint Desert Locust surveys along common borders in the Central Region | 2001 | Technical report | English | International development • Early warning • Survey | This report details a plan for reoccurring joint survey operations for desert locust control and assessment in areas that are strategically important or inaccessible. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | FALSE | |||||||||
A report on the joint survey work on the Sudanese-Egyptian border for the winter season (edit) | A report on the joint survey work on the Sudanese-Egyptian border for the winter season | A report on the joint survey work on the Sudanese-Egyptian border for the winter season | A report on the joint survey work on the Sudanese-Egyptian border for the winter season 2008-2009 | 2009 | Technical report | Arabic | ![]() |
Early warning | Report on a survey operation held on the Sudanese-Egyptian border with data tables and satellite images. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Egypt • Sudan • Northern Africa • Africa | Egypt • Sudan | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | ||||||
A scoping paper on the ongoing desert locust crisis 2019-2021+ (edit) | A scoping paper on the ongoing desert locust crisis 2019-2021+ | A scoping paper on the ongoing desert locust crisis 2019-2021+ | 2022 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Management | Analysis of the goverance and management strategy of the 2019-2021 desert locust outbreak. | Think Tank for Sustainability | Asia • Africa | Asia • Africa | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | TRUE | |||||||
Acridomorph species of Argentina and Uruguay (edit) | Acridomorph species of Argentina and Uruguay | Acridomorph species of Argentina and Uruguay | ACRIDOMORPH (Orthoptera) Species of Argentina and Uruguay | Guide | English | Management • Biology • Species identification | This updated second edition of "Acridomorph (Orthoptera) species of Argentina and Uruguay" lists the names of genera, species, and subspecies compiled by C. S. Carbonell, along with information on synonyms, geographic distribution, main host plants, economic importance, and relevant bibliographical references. The species are illustrated with photographs of male and female individuals, and the geographical distribution was obtained by the authors through their own field work and available scientific literature. | National University of La Plata | Argentina • Uruguay • South America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Argentina • Uruguay | TRUE | |||||||||
Action plan for managing the Central American locust (edit) | Action plan for managing the Central American locust | Action plan for managing the Central American locust | Plan de Acción de Manejo de la Langosta Centroamericana | 2019 | Guide | Spanish | ![]() |
Management • Biology • Species identification • Biopesticide • Robotics • Drones • Technology | Outlines strategies to control locust outbreaks in Central America and the Caribbean, focusing on the Central American locust and other species such as the Mexican locust, South American locust, and black locust. It covers surveillance, early warning systems, control methods, and capacity building for effective management. | International Regional Organization of Plant and Animal Health | Mexico • Guatemala • El Salvador • Honduras • Nicaragua • Costa Rica • Panama • Dominican Republic • Central America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Mexico • Guatemala • El Salvador • Honduras • Nicaragua • Costa Rica • Panama • Dominican Republic | Giant red-winged grasshopper (Tropidacris cristata) • Taeniopoda obscura • Chromacris colorata • Achurum sumichrasti • Abracris flavolineata • Bird grasshopper (Schistocerca pallens) • Gray bird grasshopper (Schistocerca nitens) • Mischievous bird grasshopper (Schistocerca damnifica) • Central American locust (Schistocerca piceifrons) | TRUE | ||||||
Ad hoc meeting (edit) | Ad hoc meeting | Ad hoc meeting | 2004 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Early warning • Map • Management • Collective movement | This is the first ad hoc meeting regarding desert locust control in Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, and Eritrea. This resource also includes a timeline of possible developments in desert locust outbreaks and map of likely desert locust movements across various countries over previously outlined months. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Sudan • Northern Africa • Africa | Sudan | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Ad hoc meeting of experts from CLCPRO member countries to assess the locust situation in Mauritania (edit) | Ad hoc meeting of experts from CLCPRO member countries to assess the locust situation in Mauritania | Ad hoc meeting of experts from CLCPRO member countries to assess the locust situation in Mauritania | Réunion ad hoc des experts des pays membres de la CLCPRO. Evaluation de la situation acridienne en Mauritanie et élaboration d’un plan d’action à dimension régionale | 2010 | Technical report | French | ![]() |
Meeting | 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 • Western Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Africa | Burkina Faso • Libya • Mali • Morocco • Mauritania • Niger | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Afghan farmers despair as locusts plague precious crops (edit) | Afghan farmers despair as locusts plague precious crops | Afghan farmers despair as locusts plague precious crops | 2023 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | The article highlights the challenges faced by Afghan farmers as they struggle to protect their livelihoods from the Moroccan locust and ensure food security for their communities. | France 24 | Afghanistan • Southern Asia • Asia | Afghanistan | Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus) | FALSE | ||||||||
Afghan northwest hit by plague of locusts (edit) | Afghan northwest hit by plague of locusts | Afghan northwest hit by plague of locusts | 2008 | Media | English | Mechanical control • Locust outbreaks • Media article | Afghan authorities are examining the extent of an unprecedented locust infestation that has prompted local officials in some areas to offer wheat as a reward to residents for killing the insects. | Reuters | Afghanistan • Southern Asia • Asia | Afghanistan | Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus) | FALSE | ||||||||
Afghanistan locust outbreak (edit) | Afghanistan locust outbreak | Afghanistan locust outbreak | 2023 | Media | Arabic • English | Emergency response • Locust outbreaks • Video • Media article | A large-scale locusts outbreak across eight provinces in North and Northeast Afghanistan poses enormous threat to the country’s food security, warns the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Afghanistan • Southern Asia • Asia | Afghanistan | Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus) | TRUE | ||||||||
Afghanistan/Moroccan locust outbreak (edit) | Afghanistan/Moroccan locust outbreak | Afghanistan/Moroccan locust outbreak | 2024 | Media | English | Afghanistan • Southern Asia • Asia | Afghanistan | Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus) | FALSE | |||||||||||
Africa Braces for a Record Wave of Locusts (edit) | Africa Braces for a Record Wave of Locusts | Africa Braces for a Record Wave of Locusts | 2020 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | Flood waters that swamped bean and corn fields created a breeding ground for a swarm of desert locusts that destroyed a swath of farmland across eight East African nations earlier this year. Now their offspring are threatening a second wave of locusts, 20 times as large. | Wall Street Journal | Eastern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Eastern Africa | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | Bariyo, Nicholas; Parkinson, Joe | FALSE | |||||||
Agreement for the establishment of a commission for controlling the desert locust in the central region (edit) | Agreement for the establishment of a commission for controlling the desert locust in the central region | Agreement for the establishment of a commission for controlling the desert locust in the central region | 2005 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Collective movement • Decision making • Emergency response | Report detailing members, agreements and rules for the establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region to mitigate damage caused by the desert locust. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Agricultural marketing advisory note: brown locust outbreak in South Africa (edit) | Agricultural marketing advisory note: brown locust outbreak in South Africa | Agricultural marketing advisory note: brown locust outbreak in South Africa | Brown locust outbreak in South Africa: What are the implications for agriculture production and marketing? | 2020 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Advisory note | The brown locust is a major agricultural pest in southern Africa, particularly in South Africa, where it is considered the most significant agricultural pest. Recent outbreaks in multiple provinces highlight the need for effective long-term measures to control the damage to livelihoods and agricultural value chains. This advisory note explores the implications of brown locust outbreaks on agriculture production and marketing, with a focus on South Africa, and provides recommendations for reducing the impact of current and future outbreaks. | National Agricultural Marketing Council | South Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | South Africa | Brown locust (Locustana pardalina) | TRUE | ||||||
Agriculture Ministry intensifies efforts to contain Moruga grasshoppers (edit) | Agriculture Ministry intensifies efforts to contain Moruga grasshoppers | Agriculture Ministry intensifies efforts to contain Moruga grasshoppers | 2023 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Agriculture has increased its efforts to control the Moruga Grasshopper, a pest that has been damaging crops in several communities. The Ministry is using a combination of insecticides, trapping, and public education campaigns to manage the infestation. | Trinidad and Tobago Newsday | Trinidad and Tobago • Caribbean • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Trinidad and Tobago | Moruga grasshopper (Coscineuta virens) | FALSE | ||||||||
Agriculture Victoria Australian plague locust identification, biology and behaviour (edit) | Agriculture Victoria Australian plague locust identification, biology and behaviour | Agriculture Victoria Australian plague locust identification, biology and behaviour | Australian plague locust – biology and behaviour | 2022 | Guide | English | Species identification • Biology • Behavior | Discusses the biology and behavior of the Australian Plague Locust, including its life cycle, feeding habits, and movement patterns. It also provides information on monitoring and control strategies to mitigate the impact of locust swarms on agricultural production. | Agriculture Victoria | Australia • Australia and New Zealand • Oceania | Australia | Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) • Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) • Spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) | TRUE | |||||||
Agriculture Victoria locust and grasshopper online reporting form (edit) | Agriculture Victoria locust and grasshopper online reporting form | Agriculture Victoria locust and grasshopper online reporting form | Information hub | English | Report | Please report any locust sightings in Victoria using this form. Alternatively, you can call our Customer Contact Centre on 136 186 | Agriculture Victoria | Australia • Australia and New Zealand • Oceania | Australia | Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) • Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) • Spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) | TRUE | |||||||||
Alerta por el ingreso de una gran manga de langostas en Santiago del Estero (edit) | Alerta por el ingreso de una gran manga de langostas en Santiago del Estero | Alerta por el ingreso de una gran manga de langostas en Santiago del Estero | 2020 | Media | Spanish | Media article • Locust outbreaks | The article reports on the entry of a large swarm of locusts into the province of Santiago del Estero, Argentina, and the damage they could cause to the region's crops. | Noticias AgroPecuarias | Argentina • South America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Argentina | South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) | Quaizel, Gabriel | FALSE | |||||||
Alertas Senasa App (edit) | Alertas Senasa App | Alertas Senasa App | Alertas Senasa | Situation bulletin | Spanish | App • Emergency alerts | This app is designed to provide users in Argentina with information on weather and climate conditions, as well as alerts for pests and diseases that can affect crops. | The National Food Safety and Quality Service | Argentina • South America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Argentina | South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) | TRUE | ||||||||
Alfalfa insect pest management 2024 (edit) | Alfalfa insect pest management 2024 | Alfalfa insect pest management 2024 | 2024 | Guide | English | ![]() |
Pesticides • Management | Kansas • United States of America • Northern America • Americas | United States of America | FALSE | ||||||||||
Annual report 1997 (edit) | Annual report 1997 | Annual report 1997 | 1997 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Early warning • Survey • GPS • Locusts • RAMSES • Management | This is a report on the first Annual Report of the EMPRES (desert locust) Central Region Programme for the year 1997, detailing progress made regarding risk management of desert locust plagues. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Annual report 1998 (edit) | Annual report 1998 | Annual report 1998 | 1998 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Early warning • Survey • Database • Locust outbreaks • Biological control | This is a report on the second Annual Report of the EMPRES (desert locust) Central Region Programme for the year 1998, detailing progress made regarding risk management of desert locust plagues. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
APLC locust and grasshopper identification guide (edit) | APLC locust and grasshopper identification guide | APLC locust and grasshopper identification guide | Guide | English | Management • Species identification | The guide includes information and images of different species of locusts In Australia, their distribution, and behavior. It is designed to assist farmers, landholders, and agricultural workers in identifying locusts and making informed management decisions. | Australian Plague Locust Commission | Australia • Australia and New Zealand • Oceania | Australia | Small plague grasshopper (Austroicetes cruciata) • Eastern plague locust (Oedaleus australis) • Long-legged bandwing (Heteropternis obscurella) • Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) • Spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) • Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) • Yellow-winged locust (Gastrimargus musicus) • Wingless grasshopper (Phaulacridium vittatum) | Multiple link website | TRUE | ||||||||
Application of Geographical Information Systems and remote sensing in estimating the likely breeding and infested areas of the desert locust (edit) | Application of Geographical Information Systems and remote sensing in estimating the likely breeding and infested areas of the desert locust | Application of Geographical Information Systems and remote sensing in estimating the likely breeding and infested areas of the desert locust | Application of Geographical Information Systems and remote sensing in estimating the likely breeding and infested areas of the Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria, Forskal) | 2011 | English | ![]() |
Infestations • Geographic Information System (GIS) | Research on two methods to identify areas infested with or are breeding grounds for desert locusts. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Are grasshoppers as delicious as ham? Mexico’s insect hunters would like you to find out (edit) | Are grasshoppers as delicious as ham? Mexico’s insect hunters would like you to find out | Are grasshoppers as delicious as ham? Mexico’s insect hunters would like you to find out | 2022 | Media | English | Video • Edible insects • Media article | Grasshopper hunters in Mexico are feeding a growing market for the insects, which are being turned into hamburgers, sauces and snacks — “much healthier than some potato chips.” | Los Angeles Times | Mexico • Central America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Mexico | FALSE | |||||||||
Argentina and Brazil crops threatened by locust swarm (edit) | Argentina and Brazil crops threatened by locust swarm | Argentina and Brazil crops threatened by locust swarm | 2020 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | Argentina is facing its worst plague of locusts in over 60 years, with huge swarms currently tearing through crops and farms in several provinces. The country is fighting back against the locusts with measures including aerial fumigation and the use of drones to track and control the swarms. | BBC News | Argentina • Brazil • South America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Argentina • Brazil | South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) | FALSE | ||||||||
Argentina Battles Locust Plague in Northern Province (edit) | Argentina Battles Locust Plague in Northern Province | Argentina Battles Locust Plague in Northern Province | 2020 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | Argentina battles the largest of three swarms of locusts this year. | Voice of America | Argentina • South America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Argentina | South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) | News, V. O. A. | FALSE | |||||||
Argentina Scrambles to Fight Biggest Plague of Locusts in 60 Years (edit) | Argentina Scrambles to Fight Biggest Plague of Locusts in 60 Years | Argentina Scrambles to Fight Biggest Plague of Locusts in 60 Years | 2016 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | Warm, wet winters spawned a locust infestation in dry northern forests. In 10 days, the insects will be mature enough to form flying swarms that devour crops. | The New York Times | Argentina • South America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Argentina | South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) | Gilbert, Jonathan | FALSE | |||||||
Argentina tomó control de la manga de langostas y Uruguay respira (edit) | Argentina tomó control de la manga de langostas y Uruguay respira | Argentina tomó control de la manga de langostas y Uruguay respira | 2020 | Media | Spanish | Media article • Locust outbreaks | Argentina has taken control of a swarm of locusts that had crossed into Uruguay, easing fears that the country's crops would be devastated. | El Observador | Argentina • South America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Argentina | South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) | FALSE | ||||||||
Argentina, Brazil monitor massive locust swarm; crop damage seen limited. Reuters (edit) | Argentina, Brazil monitor massive locust swarm; crop damage seen limited. Reuters | Argentina, Brazil monitor massive locust swarm; crop damage seen limited. Reuters | 2020 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | Argentina and Brazil are monitoring the movement of a 15-square-kilometer locust swarm in Argentina's northeast, though authorities and specialists said so far it had not caused significant damage to crops in the South American countries. | Reuters | Argentina • Brazil • South America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Argentina • Brazil | South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) | FALSE | ||||||||
Artificial Intelligence Helping African Farmers in the Fight Against Locusts (edit) | Artificial Intelligence Helping African Farmers in the Fight Against Locusts | Artificial Intelligence Helping African Farmers in the Fight Against Locusts | 2021 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | Locusts invading a farmer’s field in Katitika village, Kitui county, Kenya. Sven Torfinn / Oxfam A free tool that will help farmers and pastoralists across Africa to predict and control locust behaviour has been launched. Kuzi—the Swahili name for the wattled starling, a bird renowned for eating locusts—is an AI-powered tool that generates a real-time […] | Farmers Review Africa | Kenya • Eastern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Kenya | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | Reporter, Staff | FALSE | |||||||
As Locusts Swarmed East Africa, This Tech Helped Squash Them (edit) | As Locusts Swarmed East Africa, This Tech Helped Squash Them | As Locusts Swarmed East Africa, This Tech Helped Squash Them | 2021 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | A hastily formed crowdsourcing operation to contain the insects in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia could help manage climate-related disasters everywhere. | The New York Times | Kenya • Ethiopia • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Kenya • Ethiopia • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | Nuwer, Rachel | FALSE | |||||||
Assessment of desert locust outbreaks in Sudan using GIS and remote sensing technologies (edit) | Assessment of desert locust outbreaks in Sudan using GIS and remote sensing technologies | Assessment of desert locust outbreaks in Sudan using GIS and remote sensing technologies | 2011 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Locust outbreaks • Biology • Remote sensing • Geographic Information System (GIS) | This is a detailed study of the desert locust outbreak in Sudan from 2003-2004. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations • Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region | Sudan • Northern Africa • Africa | Sudan | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Assessment of the socio-economic impact of desert locusts and their control (edit) | Assessment of the socio-economic impact of desert locusts and their control | Assessment of the socio-economic impact of desert locusts and their control | 2002 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Management • Economics • Social science | A study on the impacts of desert locust on marginalized farmers living in poverty, with case studies. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Assessment/search results (edit) | Assessment/search results | Assessment/search results | Assessment/search results: hopper bands | Guide | English | Grasshoppers • Database | This resource is a table template to record hopper groups and their size in kilometers, bands, and total percentage. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | FALSE | |||||||||
Atlas of desert locust breeding habitats (edit) | Atlas of desert locust breeding habitats | Atlas of desert locust breeding habitats | 1997 | Guide | English | ![]() |
Breeding zones • Habitat • Map • Distribution • Biology • Ecology • Behavior • Phase polyphenism | 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 • Eastern Africa • Western Africa • Middle Africa • Southern Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Africa • Asia | Ethiopia • Senegal • Sudan • Djibouti • Somalia • Algeria • Mauritania • Mali • Egypt • Eritrea • Saudi Arabia • Yemen • Oman • United Arab Emirates | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | TRUE | ||||||||
Australian Plague Locust Commission current locust situation (edit) | Australian Plague Locust Commission current locust situation | Australian Plague Locust Commission current locust situation | Current locust situation | Situation bulletin | English | Locusts • Locust outbreaks • Outbreaks • Infestations • Distribution • Monitoring • Forecasting • Information hub • Weather • Rainfall | This page summarises the current known distribution of locusts. Regional information and forecasts are given in the latest Locust Bulletin. | Australian Plague Locust Commission | Australia • Australia and New Zealand • Oceania | Australia | Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) • Spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) • Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) | TRUE | ||||||||
Australian Plague Locust Commission locust bulletin (edit) | Australian Plague Locust Commission locust bulletin | Australian Plague Locust Commission locust bulletin | Situation bulletin | English | APL situation bulletin general situation in March and outlook to May 2024 • APL situation bulletin general situation in January and outlook to April 2024 • APL situation bulletin general situation in December and outlook to March 2024 • APL situation bulletin general situation in November and outlook to February 2024 • APL situation bulletin general situation in October and outlook to January 2024 • APL situation bulletin general situation in March and outlook to spring 2023 • APL situation bulletin general situation in February and outlook to May 2023 • APL situation bulletin general situation in January and outlook to April 2023 • APL situation bulletin general situation in December and outlook to March 2023 • APL situation bulletin general situation in November and outlook to February 2023 • APL situation bulletin general situation in October and outlook to January 2023 • APL situation bulletin general situation in September and outlook to December 2022 • APL situation bulletin general situation in March and outlook to spring 2022 • APL situation bulletin general situation in February and outlook to May 2022 • APL situation bulletin general situation in January and outlook to April 2022 • APL situation bulletin general situation in December and outlook to March 2022 • APL situation bulletin general situation in November and outlook to February 2022 • APL situation bulletin general situation in October and outlook to January 2022 • APL situation bulletin general situation in autumn and outlook to spring 2021 • APL situation bulletin general situation in February and outlook to May 2021. • APL situation bulletin general situation in January and outlook to April 2021. • APL situation bulletin general situation in December and outlook to March 2021. • APL situation bulletin general situation in November and outlook to February 2021. • APL situation bulletin general situation in spring and outlook to summer. • APL situation bulletin general situation in October and outlook to January 2021 • APL situation bulletin general situation in September and outlook to December 2020 | Locusts • Monitoring • Migration • Forecasting • Advisory note • Weather • Rainfall • Behavior • Survey • Distribution • Map | The APLC releases a monthly Locust Bulletin during seasons of locust activity, providing summaries of the locust situation and weather events potentially affecting locust development. The bulletin also includes a three-month forecast for the Australian plague locust, spur-throated locust, and migratory locust, including regional information. | Australian Plague Locust Commission | Australia • Australia and New Zealand • Oceania | Australia | Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) • Spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) • Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) | TRUE | ||||||||
Australian plague locust landholder control strategies for NSW (edit) | Australian plague locust landholder control strategies for NSW | Australian plague locust landholder control strategies for NSW | Guide | English | ![]() |
Management | Basic biology and identification of the Australian plague locust and strategies for control. | Government of New South Wales | Australia • Australia and New Zealand • Oceania | Australia | Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) | TRUE | ||||||||
Australian plague locust online learning module (edit) | Australian plague locust online learning module | Australian plague locust online learning module | 2022 | Guide | English | Species identification • Biology • Behavior • Management | An educational resource provided by the Victorian Government's Department of Primary Industries to help people learn more about Australian plague locusts, including their biology, behavior, and management strategies. The module includes interactive content and self-assessment quizzes. | Agriculture Victoria | Australia • Australia and New Zealand • Oceania | Australia | Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) • Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) • Spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) | TRUE | ||||||||
Barrier treatment as a means of controlling migratory locusts (edit) | Barrier treatment as a means of controlling migratory locusts | Barrier treatment as a means of controlling migratory locusts | 2004 | Information hub | English | ![]() |
Chemical control • Application • Ecology • Nutrition | Literature review of barrier treatments, including information on history, development, and evaluation of these treatments. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations • Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Behind the success of desert locust control (edit) | Behind the success of desert locust control | Behind the success of desert locust control | Eritrea: Behind the success of desert locust control | 2022 | Situation bulletin | English | ![]() |
Newsletter • Outbreaks • Management | Monthly Newsletter aims to provide readers with general background about desert locust control in Eritrea, | Ministry of Agriculture State of Eritrea | Eritrea • Eastern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Eritrea | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) • Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon) | TRUE | ||||||
Besieged by locusts, South Africa's farmers fight back (edit) | Besieged by locusts, South Africa's farmers fight back | Besieged by locusts, South Africa's farmers fight back | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | South Africa's farmers are fighting ongoing locust swarms to preserve the country's food security. | BBC News | South Africa • Southern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | South Africa | Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) | FALSE | |||||||||
Biblical plague or manageable threat? (edit) | Biblical plague or manageable threat? | Biblical plague or manageable threat? | Biblical plague or manageable threat? Beating back swarms with Kenya’s locust hunters | 2021 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks | Swarms of the pests, driven by climate change, are wreaking havoc on the food supply of a region regularly facing acute bouts of hunger | The Telegraph | Kenya • Eastern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Kenya | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | Brown, Will | FALSE | ||||||
Billions of locusts are descending on Ethiopia (edit) | Billions of locusts are descending on Ethiopia | Billions of locusts are descending on Ethiopia | 2020 | Media | English | Video • General locust education • Media article • Locust outbreaks | Unusual weather patterns in the Indian Ocean led to a series of relentless rains across East Africa, causing the worst locust outbreak in generations in southern Ethiopia. The Washington Post visited the affected area. | Washington Post | Ethiopia • Eastern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Ethiopia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | ||||||||
BioAcoustica (edit) | BioAcoustica | BioAcoustica | BioAcoustica: a free and open repository and analysis platform for bioacoustics | Digital tool | English | Bioacoustics • Biodiversity • Conservation • Ecology | We describe an online open repository and analysis platform, BioAcoustica ( http://bio.acousti.ca ), for recordings of wildlife sounds. Recordings can be annotated using a crowdsourced approach, allowing voice introductions and sections with extraneous noise to be removed from analyses. This system is based on the Scratchpads virtual research environment, the BioVeL portal and the Taverna workflow management tool, which allows for analysis of recordings using a grid computing service. At present the analyses include spectrograms, oscillograms and dominant frequency analysis. Further analyses can be integrated to meet the needs of specific researchers or projects. Researchers can upload and annotate their recordings to supplement traditional publication. | Edward Baker • S. D. Rycroft • Jon Hill • Vincent S. Smith | Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania | Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania | FALSE | |||||||||
Biopesticides: operational use against locusts (edit) | Biopesticides: operational use against locusts | Biopesticides: operational use against locusts | المبيدات الحيوية في مكافحة الجراد: طريقة الاستعمال | 2018 | Guide | Arabic • English • French • Russian | Biopesticides: operational use against locusts 1 • Biopesticides: operational use against locusts 2 • Biopesticides: operational use against locusts 3 • Biopesticides: operational use against locusts 4 | Video • Tutorial • Biological control • Biopesticide | A 10-minute instructional video created for experts in locust control and other professionals involved in the storage, transport, preparation, and use of bio-pesticides. The video provides step-by-step guidance on best practices for these activities. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania | Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania | all species | TRUE | ||||||
Brown locust outbreaks threaten Southern Africa (edit) | Brown locust outbreaks threaten Southern Africa | Brown locust outbreaks threaten Southern Africa | 2021 | Media | English | Media article • Locust outbreaks • Locusts • Outbreaks • Infestations • Community development • Crop health • Food security • Livelihoods • Pesticide management • Pesticides • Governance • Emergency response • Management • Chemical control | There are brown locust outbreaks threatening southern Africa, with the Karoo area of South Africa being hit the most. These outbreaks could cause significant damage to crops such as maize and sorghum in other areas such as Namibia. | Farmer's Weekly | South Africa • Southern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | South Africa | Brown locust (Locustana pardalina) | FALSE | ||||||||
Brown locusts have survived a long drought in South Africa – here’s how (edit) | Brown locusts have survived a long drought in South Africa – here’s how | Brown locusts have survived a long drought in South Africa – here’s how | 2021 | Media | English | Media article • Rainfall • Locusts • Locust outbreaks • Outbreaks • Infestations • Crop health • Food security • Livelihoods • Ecology • Biology • Education • Chemical control • Biological control • Rangeland management • Climate change • Modeling • Monitoring • Physiology | Discusses the resilience of the brown locust in South Africa during long periods of drought and how this affects farmers. | The Conversation | South Africa • Southern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | South Africa | Brown locust (Locustana pardalina) | FALSE | ||||||||
Building national capacity (edit) | Building national capacity | Building national capacity | Building national capacity - Fact Sheet | 2019 | Guide | English | ![]() |
Education • Management • International development • Collective movement • Overview | Brief overview of training programs being utilized to build national capacity. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | ||||||
CABI contributes to study which reveals yellow-spined bamboo locust prefers wheat and rice to maize (edit) | CABI contributes to study which reveals yellow-spined bamboo locust prefers wheat and rice to maize | CABI contributes to study which reveals yellow-spined bamboo locust prefers wheat and rice to maize | 2023 | Media | English | Media article | CABI has contributed to new research published in the journal Biology which reveals that the yellow-spined bamboo locust (YSBL) prefers wheat and rice to maize under laboratory conditions. | National Institutes of Health • Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International | China • Eastern Asia • Asia | China | Yellow-spined bamboo locust (Ceracris kiangsu) | FALSE | ||||||||
CABI Green Muscle education videos (edit) | CABI Green Muscle education videos | CABI Green Muscle education videos | CABI Green Muscle education videos (Metarhizium acridum) | 2021 | Guide | Arabic • French • Russian • English | CABI Green Muscle education videos 1 • CABI Green Muscle education videos 2 • CABI Green Muscle education videos 3 • CABI Green Muscle education videos 4 | Video • Biological control • Biopesticide • Metarhizium acridum • Storage • Dosage • Application • PPE and cleaning | Informational videos about using Green Muscle (a brand of Metarhizium acridum) as a safer way to control locusts. Videos include Storage, dosage, application, PPE and cleaning. | Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International | Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania | Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) • Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata) • Brown locust (Locustana pardalina) • Bombay locust (Patanga succincta) • Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus) • Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus) • Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) • Siberian locust (Gomphocerus sibiricus) • Mongolian locust (Oedaleus decorus) • Sudan plague locust (Aiolopus simulatrix) • Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon) • Spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa) • Yellow-winged locust (Gastrimargus musicus) • South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) • Central American locust (Schistocerca piceifrons) • Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) • Yellow-spined bamboo locust (Ceracris kiangsu) | TRUE | ||||||
Calendars 2023 on locust control safety measures (edit) | Calendars 2023 on locust control safety measures | Calendars 2023 on locust control safety measures | Calendar 2023 on safety measures associated to locust control operations | 2023 | Guide | Azerbaijani • Armenian • Georgian | Azerbaijani calendars 2023 on locust control safety measures • Armenian calendars 2023 on locust control safety measures • Georgian 2023 on locust control safety measures | Calendar • Management | A calendar with locust management information for residents, farmers, shepherds, beekeepers, and municipalities involved in combating locusts. | FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Azerbaijan • Armenia • Georgia (country) • Western Asia • Asia | Azerbaijan • Armenia • Georgia (country) | Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) • Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus) | FALSE | ||||||
CARMA (edit) | CARMA | CARMA | The Case-based Range Managemtn Advisor | Guide | English | Prototype cropland • Advice • Rangeland management • Crop health • Grasshoppers • Infestations • Outbreaks | CARMA produces advice about the most economical responses to rangeland grasshopper infestations in the western U.S.. CARMA also includes a prototype cropland advising module. States specifically handled are Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. | Scott Shell Extension Entomology • University of Wyoming | Colorado • Idaho • Montana • Nebraska • New Mexico • North Dakota • Oregon • South Dakota • Utah • Wyoming • United States of America • Northern America • Americas | United States of America | many species | FALSE | ||||||||
CCA locust bulletins (edit) | CCA locust bulletins | CCA locust bulletins | Locust Watch in Caucasus and Central Asia Locust Bulletins | Situation bulletin | English | CCA Locust Bulletin 84 • CCA Locust Bulletin 83 • CCA Locust Bulletin 82 • CCA Locust Bulletin 81 • CCA Locust Bulletin 80 • CCA Locust Bulletin 79 • CCA Locust Bulletin 78 • CCA Locust Bulletin 77 • CCA Locust Bulletin 76 • CCA Locust Bulletin 75 • CCA Locust Bulletin 74 • CCA Locust Bulletin 73 • CCA Locust Bulletin 72 • CCA Locust Bulletin 71 • CCA Locust Bulletin 70 • CCA Locust Bulletin 68 • CCA Locust Bulletin 69 • CCA Locust Bulletin 67 • CCA Locust Bulletin 66 • CCA Locust Bulletin 65 • CCA Locust Bulletin 64 • CCA Locust Bulletin 63 • CCA Locust Bulletin 62 • CCA Locust Bulletin 61 • CCA Locust Bulletin 60 • CCA Locust Bulletin 59 • CCA Locust Bulletin 58 • CCA Locust Bulletin 57 • CCA Locust Bulletin 56 • CCA Locust Bulletin 55 • CCA Locust Bulletin 54 • CCA Locust Bulletin 53 • CCA Locust Bulletin 52 • CCA Locust Bulletin 51 • CCA Locust Bulletin 50 • CCA Locust Bulletin 49 • CCA Locust Bulletin 48 • CCA Locust Bulletin 47 • CCA Locust Bulletin 46 • CCA Locust Bulletin 45 • CCA Locust Bulletin 44 • CCA Locust Bulletin 43 • CCA Locust Bulletin 42 • CCA Locust Bulletin 41 • CCA Locust Bulletin 40 • CCA Locust Bulletin 39 • CCA Locust Bulletin 38 • CCA Locust Bulletin 37 • CCA Locust Bulletin 36 • CCA Locust Bulletin 35 • CCA Locust Bulletin 34 • CCA Locust Bulletin 33 • CCA Locust Bulletin 32 • CCA Locust Bulletin 31 • CCA Locust Bulletin 30 • CCA Locust Bulletin 29 • CCA Locust Bulletin 28 • CCA Locust Bulletin 27 • CCA Locust Bulletin 26 • CCA Locust Bulletin 25 • CCA Locust Bulletin 23 • CCA Locust Bulletin 21 • CCA Locust Bulletin 19 • CCA Locust Bulletin 18 • CCA Locust Bulletin 17 • CCA Locust Bulletin 16 • CCA Locust Bulletin 15 • CCA Locust Bulletin 14 • CCA Locust Bulletin 13 • CCA Locust Bulletin 12 • CCA Locust Bulletin 11 • CCA Locust Bulletin 10 • CCA Locust Bulletin 9 • CCA Locust Bulletin 8 • CCA Locust Bulletin 7 • CCA Locust Bulletin 6 • CCA Locust Bulletin 5 • CCA Locust Bulletin 4 • CCA Locust Bulletin 3 • CCA Locust Bulletin 2 • CCA Locust Bulletin 1 | Forecasting • Report • Locusts • Locust outbreaks | A number of bulletins which report on the situation and forecasting of Moroccan Locust, Italian Locust, and Migratory Locust in the Caucasus and Central Asia regions. In each bulletin, situations are classified as dangerous, requiring caution, or calm. | FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Tajikistan • Uzbekistan • Turkmenistan • Afghanistan • Georgia (country) • Russian Federation • Armenia • Azerbaijan • Asia • Europe | Kazakhstan • Kyrgyzstan • Tajikistan • Uzbekistan • Turkmenistan • Afghanistan • Georgia (country) • Russian Federation • Armenia • Azerbaijan | Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) • Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus) • Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus) | FALSE | |||||||
Cerca del final del 2020 langostas atacan colonias de Mérida (edit) | Cerca del final del 2020 langostas atacan colonias de Mérida | Cerca del final del 2020 langostas atacan colonias de Mérida | 2020 | Media | Spanish | Media article • Locust outbreaks • Outbreaks • Locusts • Infestations • Climate change • Monitoring • Biology • Behavior | A nada de que culmine el polémico año 2020, algunas colonias de Mérida sufrieron el ataque de una plaga de langostas, principalmente en Los héroes y también en Tixkokob. | La Verdad Noticias | Mexico • Central America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Mexico | Central American locust (Schistocerca piceifrons) | FALSE | ||||||||
Chemical ecology of locusts and related acridids (edit) | Chemical ecology of locusts and related acridids | Chemical ecology of locusts and related acridids | 2005 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Biology • Locusts • Behavior • Mating behavior • Insect behavior • Morphology • Grasshoppers | Study on gregarious phase and other locust processes of the desert locust. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations • Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region | Sudan • Northern Africa • Africa | Sudan | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Chinese Authorities Deploy Fleets of Drones to Battle Locust Invasion (edit) | Chinese Authorities Deploy Fleets of Drones to Battle Locust Invasion | Chinese Authorities Deploy Fleets of Drones to Battle Locust Invasion | Media | English | Robotics • Drones • Technology | Chinese Authorities Deploy Fleets of Drones to Battle Locust Invasion - Officials launch emergency drills to guard against possible swarms of the crop-eating bugs entering from Southeast Asia. | Caixin Global | China • Eastern Asia • Asia | China | Yellow-spined bamboo locust (Ceracris kiangsu) | FALSE | |||||||||
CLCPRO Executive Committee Meeting Report Apr 1992 (edit) | CLCPRO Executive Committee Meeting Report Apr 1992 | CLCPRO Executive Committee Meeting Report Apr 1992 | Rapport de la Réunion du Comite exécutif | 1992 | Technical report | French | ![]() |
Meeting | 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 • Western Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Africa | Burkina Faso • Libya • Mali • Morocco • Mauritania • Niger | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
CLCPRO Executive Committee Meeting Report Feb 1991 (edit) | CLCPRO Executive Committee Meeting Report Feb 1991 | CLCPRO Executive Committee Meeting Report Feb 1991 | Rapport de la Réunion du Comite exécutif | 1991 | Technical report | French | ![]() |
Meeting | 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 • Western Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Africa | Burkina Faso • Libya • Mali • Morocco • Mauritania • Niger | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Climate Change and Desert Locust (edit) | Climate Change and Desert Locust | Climate Change and Desert Locust | Climate Change and Desert Locust An overview of analytical tools | 2014 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Climate change • eLocust • RAMSES • SWARMS • DeLCoPA | An overview of the analytical tools used to investigate the potential impact of climate change on the desert locust, including modeling and remote sensing techniques. It also discusses the potential implications of climate change for desert locust outbreaks and management strategies. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Northern Africa • Western Asia • Africa • Asia | Northern Africa • Western Asia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | TRUE | ||||||
Climate change and food security in West Africa and North Africa (edit) | Climate change and food security in West Africa and North Africa | Climate change and food security in West Africa and North Africa | 2013 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Climate change • Chapter excerpt | Discusses the potential impact of climate change on food security in West and North Africa. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Northern Africa • Western Asia • Africa • Asia | Northern Africa • Western Asia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | TRUE | |||||||
Climate change and locusts Pakistan (edit) | Climate change and locusts Pakistan | Climate change and locusts Pakistan | Policy Review Understanding climate change and rising locust outbreak risks in Pakistan | 2020 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Climate change | Explores the impact of climate change on locust outbreaks in Pakistan, including the relationship between changes in temperature and precipitation patterns and the frequency and intensity of locust infestations. | Sustainable Development Policy Institute | Pakistan • Southern Asia • Asia | Pakistan | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | TRUE | ||||||
Climate change favours locust swarms, India increasingly at risk (edit) | Climate change favours locust swarms, India increasingly at risk | Climate change favours locust swarms, India increasingly at risk | 2020 | Media | 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 | The warming of the Indian Ocean due to climate change is cited as the main reason for the proliferation of locusts that are now ranging from the horn of Africa to the Arabian Peninsula to the Indian subcontinent. | Mongabay-India | India • Southern Asia • Asia | India | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | ||||||||
Climate Forecasting Climate Services for Eastern Africa (edit) | Climate Forecasting Climate Services for Eastern Africa | Climate Forecasting Climate Services for Eastern Africa | Information hub | English | Early warning • Forecasting • Meteorology | Resources for climate monitoring, prediction, early warning, and application of climate information services in the greater Horn of Africa region. | IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre | Eastern Africa • Africa | Eastern Africa | TRUE | ||||||||||
COLA Weather Forecast Maps (edit) | COLA Weather Forecast Maps | COLA Weather Forecast Maps | Information hub | English | Forecasting • Meteorology • Rainfall • Weather | Provides graphical weather forecasts for various regions around the world, including temperature, wind, precipitation, and atmospheric pressure. | Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania | Africa • Americas • Asia • Europe • Oceania | FALSE | |||||||||||
Community management of pest grasshoppers and locusts in Senegal (edit) | Community management of pest grasshoppers and locusts in Senegal | Community management of pest grasshoppers and locusts in Senegal | 2020 | Guide | Wolof • French • English | Community Management of Locusts and Grasshoppers in Central Senegal • Locust control methods for communities in the groundnut basin of Senegal | Management • Species identification • Agriculturist guide | A booklet about locusts and pest grasshopper population dynamics in Senegal and sustainable research based management strategies. | Global Locust Initiative • United States Agency for International Development • Directorate of Plant Protection | Senegal • Western Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Senegal | Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis) • Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) • Catantops stramineus • Acrida bicolor • Acorypha clara | many species | USAID Bay Sa Waar Communities for Sustainable Agriculture | FALSE | |||||
Comparative study on the efficiency of available survey methods of adult and hopper populations of desert locust (edit) | Comparative study on the efficiency of available survey methods of adult and hopper populations of desert locust | Comparative study on the efficiency of available survey methods of adult and hopper populations of desert locust | Comparative study on the efficiency of available survey methods of adult and hopper populations of desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) (Orthoptera: Acrididae). | 2000 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Survey • Locusts | This resource is an abstract from a study on the efficiency of available survey procedures for desert locust control. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | ||||||
Contingency planning seminar (edit) | Contingency planning seminar | Contingency planning seminar | 2002 | Guide | English | ![]() |
Workshop • Chemical control • Emergency response • Early warning | This resource provides information of workshops and principles of campaign planning and workshops about locust control, and registration form templates. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Egypt • Northern Africa • Africa | Egypt | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Control of the locust plague in Madagascar 2014 (edit) | Control of the locust plague in Madagascar 2014 | Control of the locust plague in Madagascar 2014 | Lutte contre l'invasion acridienne à Madagascar (Mars 2014) | 2014 | Guide | French | Control of the locust plague in Madagascar 2 • Control of the locust plague in Madagascar 1 | Video • Management | Locust swarms in Madagascar are posing a threat to the food security and livelihoods of 13 million people, which accounts for approximately 60% of the island's population. An analysis of the root causes and necessary actions to address the issue is presented in the report. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Madagascar • Eastern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Madagascar | Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) | TRUE | ||||||
Control recommendations for locust and grasshoppers in Argentina (edit) | Control recommendations for locust and grasshoppers in Argentina | Control recommendations for locust and grasshoppers in Argentina | Guía de Recomendaciones Para el Control de Langostas y Tucuras con Productos Fitosanitarios | 2020 | Guide | Spanish | ![]() |
Management • Training manual | Technical information in Spanish for phytosanitary officers on proper control protocol PPE. Includes task checklists: "Lista de verificación de tareas para el operario que realiza control de langostas y tucuras" | Chamber of Agricultural Health and Fertilizers • The National Food Safety and Quality Service | Argentina • South America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Americas | Argentina | South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) • Violet-winged grasshopper (Tropidacris collaris) | FALSE | ||||||
Country contingency plans for desert locust plague control campaigns (edit) | Country contingency plans for desert locust plague control campaigns | Country contingency plans for desert locust plague control campaigns | 2004 | Technical report | English | Aerial control operations • Spraying • Chemical control • Behavior • Pesticides • Early warning • Management | This resource is a guide on conducting desert locust control operations, overviewing information about control systems, constructing contingency plans and control campaigns, and outbreak and upsurge campaigns. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | ||||||||
CRC Progress report on research projects (edit) | CRC Progress report on research projects | CRC Progress report on research projects | Form | English | ![]() |
Worksheet | Template for planning research projects to keep track of progress and finances. | 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 • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Western Asia • Sub-Saharan Africa • Northern Africa • Southern Asia • Asia • Africa | Bahrain • Djibouti • Egypt • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Jordan • Kuwait • Iraq • Lebanon • Oman • Qatar • Saudi Arabia • Sudan • Syrian Arab Republic • United Arab Emirates • Yemen • Somalia | FALSE | |||||||||
CRC regional workshop on environmental & health standards (EHS) (edit) | CRC regional workshop on environmental & health standards (EHS) | CRC regional workshop on environmental & health standards (EHS) | 2016 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Workshop • Environmental assessment • Environmental science • Biology | Report on a workshop held focusing on minimizing environmental impact by insecticides on desert locust control missions. | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Egypt • Northern Africa • Africa | Egypt | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE | |||||||
Crop prospects and food situation (edit) | Crop prospects and food situation | Crop prospects and food situation | Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Quarterly Global Report No. 1 | 2020 | Technical report | English | ![]() |
Outbreaks • Food security | Report of global cereal supply, low-income food-deficit countries' food situation overview, and a special feature on the desert locust outbreak impact. | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | Northern America • Latin America and the Caribbean • Africa • Asia • Europe • Oceania • Americas | Northern America • Latin America and the Caribbean | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | TRUE | ||||||
Crunch, Crunch: Africa's Locust Outbreak Is Far From Over (edit) | Crunch, Crunch: Africa's Locust Outbreak Is Far From Over | Crunch, Crunch: Africa's Locust Outbreak Is Far From Over | Media | English | Media article • Locusts • Locust outbreaks • Outbreaks • Infestations • Crop health • Rangeland management • Livestock • Grazing • Livelihoods • Food security • Migration • Economics • Climate change • Weather | Africa's locust outbreak continues to threaten food security in the continent. Countries like Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia remain at high risk of further outbreaks despite ongoing control efforts. | US News & World Report | Ethiopia • Kenya • Somalia • Eastern Africa • Sub-Saharan Africa • Africa | Ethiopia • Kenya • Somalia | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | FALSE |