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LOCUST CONTROL [4 records]

Record 1 2003-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

Formed in 1962, the organization is primarily concerned with initiatives towards effective control of desert locust in the region. It undertakes research into the locust's environment and behaviour and conducts pesticides residue analysis. Furthermore it assists member states in the monitoring and extermination of other migratory pests such as quelea-quelea(grain-eating birds), the army worm and the tsetse fly.

Key term(s)
  • Desert Locust Control Organisation for Eastern Africa

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
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Record 2 2002-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
OBS

Locust control.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
  • Animales dañinos para los cultivos
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Record 3 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Physical Geography (General)
OBS

In reference to the control of locust outbreaks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Géographie physique (Généralités)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
  • Geografía física (Generalidades)
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Record 4 1992-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

The use of monitoring techniques and remedial actions to control locust infestations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Utilisation de techniques de surveillance et de traitement pour maîtriser les invasions d'acridiens.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
DEF

Uso de técnicas de vigilancia y tratamiento para luchar contra la plaga de la langosta.

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