Locust Outbreaks
eBook - ePub

Locust Outbreaks

Management and the World Economy

  1. 242 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Locust Outbreaks

Management and the World Economy

About this book

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.

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Yes, you can access Locust Outbreaks by Umair Riaz, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Umair Riaz,Khalid Rehman Hakeem in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Biology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. About the Editors
  6. Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Preface
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter 1 Introduction, Historical Background, and Current Status of Desert Locusts
  12. Chapter 2 Effect of Locusts on Crops During the Last Decade in Agricultural History
  13. Chapter 3 Traditional Control and Management Technologies Used by Various Countries for Migratory Locusts
  14. Chapter 4 Emerging Strategies to Combat Locust Outbreaks
  15. Chapter 5 Advanced Technologies for Monitoring and Management of Locusts
  16. Chapter 6 Locust Attacks on Crop Plants and Control Strategies to Minimize the Extent of the Problem
  17. Chapter 7 Effect of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Migratory Locusts
  18. Chapter 8 Locust Outbreaks, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, and Environmental Effects
  19. Chapter 9 Locust Outbreaks in India and in the Cold Arid Region of Ladakh and Their Management
  20. Chapter 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?
  21. Chapter 11 Role of Pheromones in Aggregation and Reproduction in Locusts
  22. Chapter 12 Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Locust Outbreaks on the World's Economy
  23. Index