Here is a comprehensive resource on the devastating effect of locust outbreaks on crop production along with valuable coverage of traditional as well as new and emerging control and mitigation strategies. Begining with an introduction to and history of locust attacks, the volume describes the deleterious effects of locusts on crops and delves into both traditional and state-of-the art control and management technologies to combat locust outbreaks, including such advanced technologies as geographical information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS) and methods such as employing entomopathogenic fungi as a pest control measure. The book also evaluates how climate change has exacerbated the damage from locusts and the environmental ramifications. The book considers the scientific aspect of the role of pheromones on the reproduction of locusts and discusses the culture of using locusts as a food source in some countries. Topically, the volume also considers the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on locust outbreaks on the world’s economy.
This important and unique volume is a highly valuable resource for those working on meeting the challenges of locust invasions and their terrible consequences on crops, societies, and economies.
Author(s): Umair Riaz, Khalid Rehman Hakeem
Publisher: CRC Press/Apple Academic Press
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 262
City: Palm Bay
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
About the Editors
Table of Contents
Contributors
Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction
1. Introduction, Historical Background, and Current Status of Desert Locusts
2. Effect of Locusts on Crops During the Last Decade in Agricultural History
3. Traditional Control and Management Technologies Used by Various Countries for Migratory Locusts
4. Emerging Strategies to Combat Locust Outbreaks
5. Advanced Technologies for Monitoring and Management of Locusts
6. Locust Attacks on Crop Plants and Control Strategies to Minimize the Extent of the Problem
7. Effect of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Migratory Locusts
8. Locust Outbreaks, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, and Environmental Effects
9. Locust Outbreaks in India and in the Cold Arid Region of Ladakh and Their Management
10. Locusts Are Food for the Future to Supplement Various Nutritional Needs and Tackling Food Security for Saving Economic Budgets: It Is Hard to Defeat Them, Why Not to Eat Them?
11. Role of Pheromones in Aggregation and Reproduction in Locusts
12. Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Locust Outbreaks on the World’s Economy
Index
