Other Links

Australian Links

• On the abundance of the Australian plague locust Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker) in relation to the presence of trees
  http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AR9500064.htm
• An analysis of the outbreaks of the Australian Plague Locust, Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker) during the seasons 1940-41 to 1944-45.
  http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9530070.htm
• Population Dynamics of the Australian Plague Locust (Australia)
  http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9820569.htm
• Natural enemies of locusts (Australia)
  http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/locusts/about/about_locusts/enemies
• The lifecycle of a locust
  http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/locusts/about/about_locusts/lifecycle=
  
• Locust and grasshopper identification guide (Australia)
  http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/locusts/about/id-guide
• Natural End of Locust Swarms
  http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/locusts/about/australia/migration
• Very limited research carried out by the APLC on the adverse effects of locust spraying on the environment (Australia)
  http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/locusts/aplc-activities/research/monitoring
• Environmental Forum Discussion about Locusts -Natives/Other (Australia)
  http://www.envirotalk.com.au/forum/index.php?act=idx
• Importance of Insects in Ecosytems
  http://www.csiro.au/news/mediarel/mr1999/mr99146.html
• Biological control of locusts using the fungus Metarhizium
  http://www.daff.gov.au/animal-plant-health/locusts/aplc-activities/research/biological
• Australian Plageue Locust Commission Activity Report 2007-2008. Australian Mammals and Pesticides - 'This higher than expected senstivity of Australian marsupials to pesticides emphasises the importance of adequately evaluating the risks of pesticides to Australian fauna.'
  http://www.daffa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/847128/aplc-annrep07-08.pdf

Locust Repellents

• Neem Oil
  http://www.ublcorp.com/Biological_Insecticides.pdf

Other Links

• Pheromones and Chemical Ecology of Locusts
  http://www.chemical-ecology.net/pdf/Byers1991d.pdf
• Locust Evolution
  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/12/051226101953.htm
• Changes in Locusts when Swarming
  http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/web/FILES/Resources/where_do_locusts_live.pdf#search=%22Changes%22
• Locust Evolution
  http://www.greendiary.com/entry/why-are-the-african-desert-
  locusts-found-in-the-new-world-rather-than-africa/
• Locusts' Built-In 'Surface Analysis' Ability Directs Them to Fly Overland
  http://www.innovations-report.com/html/reports/environment_sciences/report-47744.html
• Insect Physiology Online -Re-assessment of the role of insect gut microbiota
  http://lamar.colostate.edu/~insects/systems/digestion/plenuryrd.html
• Articles about the extinction of locusts in the USA
  http://www.sciencecases.org/locusts/locusts.asp
  http://godofinsects.com/museum/thumbnails.php?soid=13
• Book Review: The Devastating Rise and Mysterious Disappearance of the Insect that Shaped the American Frontier
  http://www.curledup.com/locust.htm
• The Death of the Super Hopper
  http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=13695
• Poisoning an Island?
  http://www.panna.org/legacy/panups/panup_20000710.dv.htm.
• Nutritional Value of Locusts
  http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen01/gen01234.htm
• Frequently Asked Questions about Locusts
  http://www.fao.org/ag/locusts/en/info/info/faq/index.html
• Truly Sustainable Land Management
  http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=
  /DOCREP/005/Y4137E/y4137e07b.htm
• Locust Fairy Tales
  http://www.iras.ucalgary.ca/~volk/sylvia/Locusts.htm