Grasshopper and locust control with poisoned baits: a renaissance of the old strategy?

Latchininsky, Alexandre V.; Vandyke, Kirk A.

doi:10.1564/17jun04

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“…The significant destruction of crops and rangeland forage by grasshoppers (Hewitt & Onsager 1983;Lockwood et al 2002) have made them the focus of intense control programs utilizing various insecticide formulations (Latchininsky & VanDyke 2006). Generally, insecticides are most efficacious when they target third-instar nymphs to prevent substantial loss of forage and thus must be applied within a limited time frame (Hewitt & Onsager 1983).…”

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Microsporidia Biological Control Agents and Pathogens of Beneficial Insects

Bjørnson

2014

Microsporidia

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Microsporidia Biological Control Agents and Pathogens of Beneficial Insects

Bjørnson

2014

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“…But it requires more formulations than ULVs, is laborious in preparing and transportation and risks to livestock as they eat the bait. Also, baits are not suitable carriers for entomo-pathogenic fungus (Latchininsky & VanDyke, 2006). Mainly bait kills the insects when it is ingested but for the fungus to work, contact of spores with cuticles is needed.…”

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Desert locust and its management in Nepal: a review

Shrestha

Thakur

Gautam

et al. 2021

J. Agric. Nat. Res.

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Locusts are among the most dangerous agricultural pests. They are a group of short horned grasshoppers belonging to Acrididae family and are hemimetabolous insects. This group of grasshoppers have a unique character of changing habits and behaviors when they aggregate in a group and this habit is catalyzed by different environmental factors. In the adult stage, gregarious locusts migrate from one place to another in a swarm. Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forksal), is one of those locusts which cause damage to different types of crop which fly in the direction of wind up to a distance of 150 km. Because of polyphagous feeding habits and swarming in a plague (large group of adults), this pest is considered as the hazardous migratory pest. These pests entered Nepal for the first time in 1962 and then in 1996. In 2020 the pest entered the country from India on three different dates 27th June and continued till 29th (5 districts), 12th July (1 district), and 16th July (2 districts). The swarms migrated to 53 districts and caused the considerable loss in agricultural and field crop in 1118 hectare. These pests are monitored on the basis of environmental factors and many tools and practices such as eLocust3, SMELLS (Soil Moisture for Desert Locust Early Survey), P-locust and SUPARCO Disaster Watch Desert Locust Situation Alert are being used. Their control is critical to food security. Many tools and techniques are integrated for prevention and management of these pests to minimize damage in the existing crops where they migrate. These are physical methods, cultural methods, use of botanicals, green muscle, PAN (phenylacetonitrile) and chemicals. Effective preventive management strategy relies on an improved knowledge of the pest biology, more efficient monitoring and control techniques.

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“…For grasshopper population suppression, chemical insecticides are often the most efficient and effective [ 20 , 21 ]. The products and techniques used for grasshopper control have evolved since their first uses in the late 19th century.…”

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“…The products and techniques used for grasshopper control have evolved since their first uses in the late 19th century. The application of poisoned baits was the predominant approach until the mid-20th century [ 21 ]. From the 1880s to the 1930s, pest managers used bait with toxicants such as copper (II), acetoarsenite, and sodium arsenite.…”

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Control of Pest Grasshoppers in North America

Dakhel

Jaronski

Schell

2020

Insects

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Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) frequently inflict damage on millions of hectares of western rangelands and crops. The main method of controlling grasshopper outbreaks consists of covering their infestations with chemical insecticides. Although it is relatively cheap, fast, and efficient, chemical control bears serious risks to human health, non-target organisms, and the environment. To overcome this challenge, biological control is a less environmentally hazardous alternative to traditional, synthetic insecticides. This paper reviews strategies that could be used as effective ways to control such pests with a special focus on effective bait formulations that might provide a key model in developing biological control strategies for the grasshopper population.

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Grasshopper and locust control with poisoned baits: a renaissance of the old strategy?

Cited by 16 publications

References 25 publications

Microsporidia Biological Control Agents and Pathogens of Beneficial Insects

Microsporidia Biological Control Agents and Pathogens of Beneficial Insects

Desert locust and its management in Nepal: a review

Control of Pest Grasshoppers in North America

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