Threat of bad bugs : Can we avoid desert locust crises?

Lecoq Michel. 2005. Threat of bad bugs : Can we avoid desert locust crises?. Environment and Poverty Times (3) : 12.

Résumé : Locust invasions are a major threat to the agriculture, pasture, food security and social stability of rural populations occupying a very large area from Western Africa to Northern India. Large amounts of chemicals are being used to check this plague, at considerable risk to the environment and public health. As a hazard locusts depend on the wind and rain to travel.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Acrididae, lutte anti-insecte, infestation, coopération internationale, financement

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Afrique du Nord, Sahel, Afrique occidentale

Mots-clés complémentaires : Prévention

Classification Agris : H10 - Ravageurs des plantes

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 1 (2005-2013) - Intensification écologique

Auteurs et affiliations

• Lecoq Michel, CIRAD-AMIS-UPR Acridologie (FRA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/525154/)

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