Locusts are grasshoppers that can migrate en masse and devastate food security. Plant
nutrient content is a key variable influencing population dynamics, but the relationship is not …

Negative impacts on agricultural activities by different locust species are well documented
and have always been one of the major threats to food security and livelihoods, especially …

Despite the potential ecological and economic impacts of invasive species, there is a dearth
of data on the presence, impacts, and management implications of potentially invasive …

Locust plagues inflict severe agricultural damage. Climate change-induced extreme events
like rainfall and droughts have expanded locust habitats. These new areas, often beyond …

In response to high population density, the desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, becomes
gregarious and forms swarms that can cause significant damage to crops and pastures …

Ceracris nigricornis Walker is an insect of the Acrididae, which can harm bamboo, rice, corn,
sorghum and other crops, and can cause serious economic losses. In this study, based on …

In this study, we investigated Acridoidea species and their populations in the grasslands
managed by 13 divisions of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (hereafter …

ABSTRACT Sentinel-2 MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) data exhibits the great potential of
enhanced spatial and temporal coverage for monitoring biomass burning which could …

How do transient agricultural shocks affect the local risk of violent conflict over time? This
paper studies this question using data on exposure to desert locust swarms—effectively an …

There is an urgent need for mathematical models that can be used to inform the deployment
of surveillance, early warning and management systems for transboundary pest invasions …