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  Hector Medina
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Hector Medina is the Coordinator of the National Grasshopper and Locust Program at the National Food Safety and Quality Service (SENASA) in Argentina. He brings over 25 years of experience to the field. His expertise lies in locust and grasshopper monitoring, control strategies, and early warning systems. He actively develops policies to prevent and mitigate locust outbreaks and has contributed significantly to national and international meetings, workshops, and training programs associated with locust management. Hector has also played a crucial role in shaping guidelines and manuals for effective locust control.

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  Koutaro Ould Maeno
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Koutaro Ould Maeno, a senior researcher at Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), specializes in natural history and integrated pest management, particularly focusing on the ecology and management of insect pests, including locusts. His book, detailing his extensive experience in desert locust field research has won several awards and sold over 200,000 copies in Japan. It is currently translated in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese with an English translation is forthcoming.