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Desert Locust Information and Early Warning System to help countries control desert locust

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) Desert locusts are highly destructive insects that cause widespread damage to crop and vegetation. They cause a significant threat to food security due to their ability to reproduce quickly and form massive swarms, which move up to 200 kilometers a day and can cover vast areas, consuming the equivalent of food for tens of thousands of people in a single day. Efforts to control desert locusts involve monitoring and early warning systems (early detection), which are considered the most essential foundations of preventive control strategy along with early action.

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