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BookletTechnical guidance on desert locust – Early warning system and sustainable management of transboundary pests, with special reference to desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria [Forskål]) in South Asia 2022
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No results found.Although locusts are a type of grasshopper, they differ physiologically and in their behaviour. When environmental conditions allow, locusts multiply rapidly so that billions of them can aggregate and migrate vast distances devouring every growing green thing in their path. Plagues of locusts have occured for a long time and are even referenced in the Old Testament of the Bible. The magnitude of damage and crop loss that they can cause is enormous and beyond imagination. They have been the cause of starvation across continents in the past. The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål) is the most widespread and destructive of all locust species. When they invade they can cover about 30 million square kilometres and can include all or parts of 64 countries in the northwest and east of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and central Asia, including Afghanistan, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan, among others. -
MeetingReport of the Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) and Update on Fall Armyworm and on Desert Locusts in Asia and the Pacific
Thirty-sixth Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific (APRC 36)
2022The Asia and Pacific Plant Protection Commission (APPPC) coordinates and supports plant protection activities of its Members in Asia and the Pacific, with emphasis on developing regional standards for phytosanitary measures (RSPMs), contributing to the development of international standards for phytosanitary measures (ISPMs), and promoting information exchange among Members and other countries in the region. It also plays a leadership role in supporting the implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and pesticide management programmes at regional and national levels. Focus is given to the capacity development among Members. This report reviews APPPC’s activities in the past biennium (2020-2021) and provides updates on various plant protection projects in the region. It also addresses current challenges and opportunities, taking into account the incursion and spread of Fall Armyworm (FAW) and Desert Locust (DL). -
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