Locusts
Locusts (derived from the Vulgar Latin locusta, meaning grasshopper) are a collection of certain species of short-horned grasshoppers in the family Acrididae that have a swarming phase. These insects are usually solitary, but under certain circumstances they become more abundant and change their behaviour and habits, becoming gregarious. No taxonomic distinction is made between locust and grasshopper species; the basis for the definition is whether a species forms swarms under intermittently suitable conditions. These grasshoppers are normally innocuous, their numbers are low, and they do not pose a major economic threat to agriculture. However, under suitable conditions of drought followed …
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World Bank Group · 9 April 2024 English
IN01410542 ►Number of hectares protected from locusts (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) …
ACAPS · 7 April 2024 English
The cyclone made landfall in the Sava region The rains have caused the closure of the road that connects the capital on 27 March, resulting in flooding and subsequent displacement …
COMPOUNDING/AGGRAVATING FACTORS conditions for locusts. These insects thrive when there is a sudden increase … high during certain seasons drought, floods, and locusts, affecting over half of the population. These natural …
Nordic Co-operation | Nordic Council & Nordic Council of Ministers · 26 March 2024 English
This chapter introduces rurality-TV as a genre, and we discuss how public service media, through this genre, contributes to symbolically resolving tensions between the rural and the urban, and we …
it’s dead and I need to move on like a swarm of locusts. Instead, I’m involved in developing this place …
ECIU: Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit · 19 March 2024 English
In South Africa, extreme heat and drought threaten some of our favourite fruit imports: we get a third (32%) of our grapes, a quarter (26%) of our navel oranges, a …
outbreaks and can lead to rises in pests like desert locusts that devastate crops. 11 https://www.ft.com/co … flooding, landslides and an increase in pests (locusts and rats) and vector-borne diseases. For example …
Stimson Center · 18 March 2024 English
Corruption and extortion are seemingly inescapable in this sector, from the awarding of diesel contracts by the Government of South Sudan (GoSS), to the declaration of imports and payment of …
communities.39 In early 2021, swarms of desert locusts, which had for months been ravaging crops and grazing … oms. html. 38 Ibid. 39 Ibid. 40 D enis Dumo, “Locusts Swarm into South Sudan as Plague Spreads,” Reuters … https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southsudan-locusts-idUSKBN20C2BB. 41 The International Organization …
ACAPS · 14 March 2024 English
Forecasts and expected El Niño-related hazards • Historical impact of previous El Niño events in the country • Typical influence of El Niño between January–June in the country • Seasonal …
Monitor 07/12/2023; FEWS NET 30/11/2023). DESERT LOCUSTS Countries in East Africa, along the Red Sea and … generation of desert locusts is expected to develop between January–February. Some locusts are likely to migrate …
World Bank Group · 13 March 2024 English
Climate change can affect agriculture in multiple ways, leading to increased production risks that impact the viability of farm businesses and their credit risk profile. Financial institutions are not able …
agriculture sector are COVID-19 pandemic, desert locusts in Eastern Africa and Southwest Asia, and African …
WFP: World Food Programme · 12 March 2024 English
Price monitoring for food security in the Kyrgyz Republic is a monthly update aimed at providing timely information on domestic prices of staple food products and analysis of food security …
the country experienced an outbreak of Moroccan locusts that resulted in mating and egg-laying throughout …
WFP: World Food Programme · 12 March 2024 English
Price monitoring for food security in the Kyrgyz Republic is a monthly update aimed at providing timely information on domestic prices of staple food products and analysis of food security …
2018-2022 due to the larger area planted. The Italian locusts started fledging and mating in some parts of the …
IPC: Integrated Food Security Phase Classification · 11 March 2024 English
2 THE IPC FAMINE FACT SHEET THE IPC ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY SCALE The IPC Acute Food Insecurity scale has become the global standard for the classication of acute food insecurity. …
economic decline as and crop pests such as desert locusts or infrastructure is destroyed and foreign the …
