| scope row SOM -v top b0e0e6 0 0 N 42 53 E waterbody name Indian Ocean! A 1 km2 size swarm eats the same amount of food in one day as about 6 elephants or 20 camels or 35,000 people | scope row UGA Passing 32 km south of central Kampala - b0e0e6 0 0 N 32 22 E waterbody name Lake Victoria! FAO prepares monthly bulletins and periodic updates summarizing the locust situation and forecasting migration and breeding on a country by country basis |
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| A Desert Locust adult can consume roughly its own weight in fresh food per day, that is about two grams every day | Locust survey and control are primarily the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture in locust affected countries and are operations undertaken by national locust units |
Thus far control by natural predators and parasites is limited since locusts can quickly migrate away from most natural enemies.
29| Intensive screening for host range allows researchers to select strains having the least effect on non-target organisms | However, some pathogens can be produced on readily available media and applied with conventional spray equipment |
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| The South Sotho people use locusts especially as food for travellers | scope row COD Passing 9 km south of central But bo - 0 0 N 29 43 E name Uganda! These are distributed by email, fax, and post |
During times of outbreaks and plagues, external assistance from the donor community and other international organizations is usually required.
| Serve with cooked, dried mealies corn | scope row b0e0e6 Atlantic Ocean b0e0e6 Gulf of Guinea - 0 0 N 9 21 E name Gabon! scope row b0e0e6 Makassar Strait b0e0e6 - 0 0 N 119 40 E name Indonesia! For additional information, see: Int |
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| Some of them cause epizootics epidemics in animal populations , but again, these do not always prevent outbreaks | 3 Sprinkle with locust torsos and enjoy |