Year of publication 2014

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Pages 136 p.

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Author Cressman, K. ;Elliott, C.

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Product type Book (stand-alone)

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Locusts are an age-old problem that has plagued the Earth for thousands of years. A small swarm can wreack havoc and completely destroy a farmer’s entire livelihood in a single morning. Swarm invasions and damage on a larger scale can reduce the food security of a country or a region for years to come. It is not uncommon for household heads to go into debt during plagues and their children to be pulled from school to help the family cope with this increased burden. The Desert Locust is considere d to be the most dangerous of all migratory pests in the world. While historical accounts of Desert Locust plagues go back a several hundred years, it was only during the early twentieth century that systematic record keeping began, followed by the establishment of organized monitoring and control programmes in order to combat this ancient enemy. Prior to chemical pesticides and aerial control, plagues would rage out of control for a dozen years or more. More recently, new technologies have impr oved our ability to monitor habitat conditions and detect the first signs of locust increases so as to respond quickly before plagues develop. Although it is not possible to eradicate Desert Locust nor would this be particularly desirable, we are able to manage locust populations so plagues, when they do occur, are much shorter, smaller, and less intense.

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Language English

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