Desert locust - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Plagues of the Desert Locust ( Schistocerca gregaria ) have threatened agricultural production in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia for centuries. The livelihood of at least one-tenth of the world...
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Locusts go from loners to swarm-lovers due to serotonin, a neurotransmitter found in most animals, say researchers who think the finding may lead to better control strategies for crop-devastating swarms. ... (See locust swarm pictures.) ... The results may someday lead to strategies for controlling swarms of the critters,
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Devastating swarms of crop-killing locusts can be triggered by the neurotransmitter serotonin, a new study says. The finding could someday help prevent or control desert locust swarms in arid regions of North Africa and the Middle East. ... Ancient Locust Swarm Crossed the Atlantic, Study Says (December 28, 2005)
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Nature - the world's best science and medicine on your desktop ... Analysis of Chinese historical records stretching back for over a thousand years show that locust outbreaks are more likely to occur in warmer and drier weather, especially in the country's northern provinces, researchers say.
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www.nature.com/news/2009/091007/full/news.2009.978.html
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Locust Swarms Caused By Common Brain Chemical - The Huffington Post ... WASHINGTON — A chemical that affects people's moods also can transform easygoing desert locusts into terrifying swarms that ravage the countryside, scientists report. ... Read More: Farming, Locust Swarm Cause, Locust Swarms, Locusts, Green News...
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New reports indicate that Desert Locust swarms have been moving east across northern Somalia and reached the northeast on 6 June. Two days later, an immature swarm flew over Erigavo and moved north into the nearby Golis Mountains.
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Desert Locust situation improving in Mauritania ... The Desert Locust situation is improving in western Mauritania where ground control operations continue against small groups of hoppers and adults as a result of an outbreak that developed in early October. During the past five days, locust densities and control...
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5 July 2004, Rome -- The first desert locust swarms have moved from their spring breeding areas in Northwest Africa to several Sahelian countries in West Africa, specifically Mauritania, Senegal and Mali, FAO said today.
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Locust swarms have devastated vast swathes of the African interior this year, with millions still present in Mauritania and Niger. Experts say they are beginning to head north towards Algeria and Morocco.
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