desert locust
Schistocerca gregaria latin

Desert locusts, on the other hand, are quite the opposite.

Could desert locusts actually have traveled all the way across the Atlantic?

The desert locust lives a solitary life until it rains.

Desert locust control with existing techniques: an evaluation of strategies.

The use of new technologies in Desert Locust early warning.

This situation only changed when desert locusts started invading West African countries again in late 2003.

While the desert locust alone is not responsible for famines, it can be an important contributing factor.

Exacerbating the problem in 1986 were Desert locust plagues.

It is a close relative of the desert locust, which is in the same genus.

The desert locust is nomadic, going wherever conditions favor its survival and reproduction.

They had come upon a swarm of desert locusts, and their woven baskets were full of them.

In 2007 the valley suffered its third year of a desert locust infestation with many villages losing their crops.

Unfortunately, very little research has been conducted in recent years to develop environmentally safe and cost-effective alternative strategies for desert locust control.

It was caused by an early end to the 2004 rains, desert locust damage to some pasture lands, high food prices, and chronic poverty.

He discovered them in his research on the desert locust, whose solitary and gregarious phases had previously been thought to be separate species.

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Niger experienced a serious food crisis in 2005 following erratic rainfall and desert locust invasions.

The desert locust, which is very similar to the African migratory locust, remains a major threat too.

Young desert locusts are solitary and wingless nymphs.

Can we prevent desert locust plagues?

Large-scale climatic patterns forcing desert locust upsurges in West Africa.

Because neither side dares fly planes near the zone, it has become an unintended breeding refuge for desert locusts.

The desert locusts' ravenous swarms are described in both the Bible and the Koran.

The best known species is probably the Desert Locust (S. gregaria).

(1965) Desert locusts: sexual maturation delayed by feeding on senescent vegetation.

The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, can blacken the sky for miles around.

The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is a species of locust.

Innate phase behavior in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria.

Most of the time, the desert locust, known scientifically as Schistocerca gregaria, is a solitary grasshopper that goes virtually unnoticed.

In the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, a plant hormone called gibberellin stimulates reproductive development.

Schistocerca gregaria, known locally as the pilgrim cricket, is sweeping across northern Africa in the worst infestation since the late 1980's.

An exception is made for certain locusts (Schistocerca gregaria), which are traditionally considered kosher by some Yemenite Jewish communities.

There are however some populations of species such as Schistocerca gregaria that are thought to make regular seasonal movements in parts of Africa.

Guaiacol is produced in the gut of Desert locusts, Schistocerca gregaria, by the breakdown of plant material.

AKH was initially discovered in the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria and is generally associated with aiding flight.

Notably, an innate predisposition to aggregate has been found in hatchlings of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, independent of their parental phase.

Greathead (1958) records the immature stages as scavengers within egg pods of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria .

As they grow up, they turn green and gregarious - Schistocerca gregaria is their scientific name - and fly in swarms of as many as five billion.

(1997): Investigations on the feeding and migration behavior of the Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria depending on the vegetation of Mauritania.

Spatial distribution of the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, in the plains of the Red Sea coast of Sudan during the winter of 1999.

In Rajasthan, where it is extremely rare, it has been reported to feed on swarms of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) but this has been questioned.

The huge egg masses of schistocerca gregaria, the desert locust, that were buried in the loose earth along the border of the lake, released countless multitudes of flightless nymphs.

No Flies on These Locusts The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, is infamous for its ability to swarm in huge numbers, travel long distances and wipe out crops along the way.

Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), probably the best known owing to its very wide distribution (North Africa, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent) and its ability to migrate very widely.

Mechanosensory-induced behavioural gregarization in the desert locust 'Schistocerca gregaria' It is estimated that the largest swarms have covered hundreds of square miles and consisted of many billions of locusts.

Important locust species include Schistocerca gregaria and Locusta migratoria in Africa and the Middle East, and Schistocerca piceifrons in tropical Mexico and Central America (Mesoamerica).

In Spain, which holds about 50% of the European population suggested causes of decline include poisoning by accumulation of lead, pesticides (especially due to large-scale use in the control of Schistocerca gregaria locust swarms), and electrocution.