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Locusts: Locust, Desert Locust, Australian Plague Locust, Rocky Mountain Locust, Migratory Locust, Red Locust, Brown Locust

Locusts: Locust, Desert Locust, Australian Plague Locust, Rocky Mountain Locust, Migratory Locust, Red Locust, Brown Locust


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Chapters: Locust, Desert Locust, Australian Plague Locust, Rocky Mountain Locust, Migratory Locust, Red Locust, Brown Locust, Senegalese Grasshopper, List of Locust Species. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 48. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Plagues of the Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) have threatened agricultural production in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia for centuries. The livelihood of at least one-tenth of the worlds human population can be affected by this voracious insect. The Desert Locust is potentially the most dangerous of the locust pests because of the ability of swarms to fly rapidly across great distances. It has two to five generations per year. The northern highlands of Ethiopia (Tigray) and Eritrea slow the movements of desert locusts to the breeding areas of the Red Sea coast. Potential desert locust plagues originating in east Africa can be prevented if action is taken during or before localized outbreaks in Eritrea and Sudan (Jahn 1993). The 2004 desert locust outbreak has caused significant crop losses in West Africa and had a negative impact on food security in the region. While the Desert Locust alone is not responsible for famines, it can be an important contributing factor. The Desert Locust lives a solitary life until it rains. Rain causes vegetation growth and allows the female to lay eggs in the sandy soil. The new vegetation provides food for the newly hatched locusts and provides them with shelter as they develop into winged adults. Solitary (top) and gregarious (bottom) desert locust nymphs Desert locusts mating, London Zoo.When vegetation is distributed in such a way that the nymphs, usually called hoppers, have to congregate to feed, and there has been sufficient rain for a lot of eggs to hatch, the close physical contact causes the ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=106367


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  • ISBN-13: 9781157608295
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • Sub Title: Locust, Desert Locust, Australian Plague Locust, Rocky Mountain Locust, Migratory Locust, Red Locust, Brown Locust
  • Width: 229 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1157608299
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Weight: 86 gr


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