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[CITATION] Behaviour of the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forskal) in Kenya in relation to aircraft …
DL Gunn, FC Perry, WG Seymour, TM Telford, EN … - Anti-Locust Bull, 1948

The Migration of the Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria Forsk.). I. The Behaviour of Swarms. II. A … -
JS Kennedy - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. …, 1951 - JSTOR
... MIGRATION OF THE DESERT LOCUST 169 rains generations in the Kenya highlands in
March-May 1944-were fully gregaria in phase judging by their appearance and ...

A brief survey of the effects of biotic factors on populations of the desert locust
DJ Greathead - J. Appl. Ecol, 1966 - JSTOR
... 246 Causes of mortality of the desert locust the mortality. Observations of this
parasite in a similar habitat in Kenya in a subsequent year indicated a loss ...

… to phase-specific aggregation pheromone in adult desert locusts, Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: … -
PGN NJAGI, B TORTO, D OBENG-OFORI, A HASSANALI - Physiological Entomology, 1996 - Blackwell Synergy
... ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya Abstract. Volatiles from solitary-reared (solitarious) and
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[CITATION] Observations on the mass migration of desert locust hoppers
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… Gregarizing Signal Responsible for Maternal Transfer of Phase to the Offspring in the Desert Locust -
AG Malual, A Hassanali, B Torto, YOH Assad, PGN … - Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2001 - Springer
... MATERNAL TRANSFER OF PHASE TO THE OFFSPRING IN THE DESERT LOCUST Schistocerca gregaria ...
Insect Physiology and Ecology PO Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya 2 University ...

Sexual behavior and communication in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria(Orthoptera: Acrididae) … -
C Inayatullah, S El Bashir, A Hassanali - Environmental Entomology, 1994 - fao.org
... Titles, Sexual behavior and communication in the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria ...
Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.); El Bashir, S ...
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[CITATION] Aircraft spraying against the desert locust ($ chistocerca gregazia Forskal) in Kenya, 1945
DL Gunn, JF GRAHAM, EC JAQUES, FC PERRY, WG … - Anti-Locust Bull, 1948

… or Continuous Discharge of Carbon dioxide by Male Desert Locusts (Schistocerca gregaria Forskal) … -
AG Hamilton - Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, …, 1964 - JSTOR
... Seymour, DFC, Telford, TM, Wright, EN & Yeo, D. 1948 Behaviour of the Desert Locust
(Schistocerca gregaria Forskal) in Kenya in relation to aircraft spraying. ...

… of a New Insecticide Compound used Against the Desert Locust [Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk?l 1775) … -
G Balan?a - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1997 - Springer
... 60145 A) in the control and management of Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria,
Forsk?l) nymphs and adults. DLCO-EA, Nairobi, Kenya Rachadi T, Balan?a G ...

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Kenya issues alert over desert locust invasion

Last Updated: 2007-12-07 10:01:24 -0400 (Reuters Health)

NAIROBI - Desert locusts have invaded Kenya's arid northeastern region, threatening maize and wheat crops, but the Agriculture Ministry said on Friday it was well prepared to fight the pests.

The desert locust's destructive power stems from its gregarious nature that allows it to move in swarms, eating whatever vegetation it finds in its path.

A ministry statement published in local newspapers said the locusts were not aggressively feeding yet, but were in their last stage of development and laying eggs in the moist sandy soil of the hot region.

"In view of the above and understanding the ecology of the pest, it is important to note that hoppers which are the most destructive stage are expected to appear from around December 10," the statement quoted Romano Kiome, the ministry's permanent secretary, as saying.

"This stage is the focus of control."

He said the government was prepared with pesticides and spraying equipment and that the attack was the first since 1962.

The locust swarms originated in Yemen, flew into Ethiopia's Ogaden region where they laid eggs in October and a few swarms continued south towards Somalia and northeastern Kenya, the statement said.

"A large and dense desert locust swarm first flew over Mandera (bordering Ethiopia and Somalia) on November 18," the statement added.

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