Contribute to a special issue of the journal Agronomy
Global Locust Initiative
Contribute to a special issue of the journal Agronomy
Submissions are now being accepted for a special issue of the journal Agronomy, guest edited by Drs. Michel Lecoq and Arianne Cease, focused on any of these broad themes surrounding
FFAR and Swette Center project: First workshop on institutional barriers to sustainable locust management in South America
As part of the Global Locust Initiative Lab’s FFAR project on coupled human-system approaches to solving locust plagues, also supported by ASU’s Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, workshops have
MSUS student travels to Senegal to help workshop locust booklets
This article was written by William H. Walker VI, a sophomore in the School of Sustainability. Edited December 2, 2020 by Alana Burnham. From left to right: Team members Fatou
Locust plagues are devastating countries across Africa
Right now, there are hundreds of billions of locusts wreaking havoc on vegetation across Africa. Experts are sounding the alarm, including United Nations humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock, who said the
Desert Locust upsurge: an update from Dr. Michel Lecoq, GLI Network member and Desert Locust expert
For the latest information on the Desert Locust situation, please see the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Locust Watch website. The Desert Locust is known throughout
Current locust swarms emphasize the importance of GLI researchers
Pakistan. Somalia. Ethiopia. Kenya. Locust swarms of near biblical proportions are currently wreaking havoc across a wide swath of southwest Asia and east Africa. According to the United Nations, the
"Insects" calls for submissions to special issue, "Locusts and Grasshoppers: Biology, Ecology and Management"
Locusts and grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) are among the most serious agricultural pests worldwide. By inflicting damage to pasturelands and a wide range of crops, they jeopardize food security and livelihoods
The Second International Conference on Climate Change in the Sahel and West Africa
The Second International Conference on Climate Change is taking place April 1–3, 2020. This conference aims to share experiences on vulnerability issues; adaptation strategies in the fields of agriculture, livestock,
The Theodore J. Cohn Research Fund: a new call for 2020 applications
The Theodore J. Cohn Research Fund was founded primarily to fund research projects in Orthoptera and the other nine orders of Polyneoptera (Blattodea, Dermaptera, Embioptera, Grylloblattodea, Mantodea, Mantophasmatodea, Phasmatodea, Plecoptera
Registration opens for third European Congress on Orthoptera Conservation
Attention conservationists, grasshopper friends and nature lovers: The registration for the third European Congress on Orthoptera Conservation (ECOCIII) has opened! This year it will be held in Leiden, the Netherlands
GLI, SENAVE fund regional cooperation on South American locust research and management
After 60 years of only small sporadic outbreaks of the South American locust, in 2015–17, a large upsurge led to damaging outbreaks in Argentina and Bolivia, requiring declarations of national
Mira Word post graduate review and update
This post was written by Mira Word who completed her Sustainability M.Sc. in May 2018 in Arizona State University's Cease Lab, collaborating with the Senegalese Plant Protection Directorate (DPV). During