{"product_id":"locusts-in-senegal-invasion-and-control-9786630093094","title":"Locusts in Senegal: invasion and control","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mamour Toure | Fawrou Seye | Aliou Diongue\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Our Knowledge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Life Sciences - Biology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thousands of years, humans have had to contend with devastating swarms of large migratory locusts. In many tropical regions, a few species out of approximately 10,000 locust species pose a significant threat to agriculture. Consequently, more than half of the world's landmass is susceptible to attack by their swarms, and an entire continent can be overrun. Africa is particularly affected, where locusts destroy crops in developing countries every year. In doing so, they jeopardise the often fragile food security of local populations. In the fight against locusts, the strategy has so far consisted of spraying chemical pesticides. This strategy is not without harmful effects on human health and the environment. Consequently, in the search for alternative methods, biopesticides have become a key area of research. Indeed, a thorough understanding of pathogenicity and application techniques is necessary in order to isolate strains capable of overcoming climatic constraints. This study focuses on two locust species: Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk�l, 1775) and Oedaleus senegalensis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Knowledge Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890492817559,"sku":"9786630093094","price":5317.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9786630093094.webp?v=1781180233","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/locusts-in-senegal-invasion-and-control-9786630093094","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}