Desert Locust Control Committee: a global coordinating body for locust early warning and preventive control

FCC-EMPRES

Desert Locust Control Committee: a global coordinating body for locust early warning and preventive control

Year of publication 2017

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FCC-EMPRES

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Category Factsheet

ISBN No ISBN

Series title FCC-EMPRES Information Sheets

Series number 2017-5

Edition 3

Full item page

Synopsis (short abstract) The Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria, is the world’s most dangerous migratory pest with a voracious appetite unmatched in the insect world. Established in 1955 by FAO, when the world was in the midst of a 12-year-long Desert Locust plague, the Desert Locust Control Committee (DLCC) is the primary forum that brings together locust-affected countries, donors and other agencies to discuss Desert Locust management under the FAO umbrella. DLCC is also the primary advisory body to the Director-Gen eral of FAO on all Desert Locust issues.

Language English

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