FAO Plant Protection Bulletin (1962) 10, 61-63

Z. Waloff (1962)
Local outbreak of the African Migratory Locust in the Red Sea area
FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 10, 61-63
Abstract: The solitary phase of Locusta migratoria migratorioides occurs on the Red Sea coastal plain in the Sudan and in Britrea and occasional dense populations are seen. A report is given of a small outbreak near Massawa in 1962, following the exceptionally heavy rains of winter/spring 1961/62, when typically gregarious hoppers infested Pennisetum, Sorghum or maize cultivations on alluvial soil. Similar outbreaks were recorded in 1925/26 and in 1950. Their significance is discussed.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Locusta migratoria	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Sudan
	Locusta migratoria	Sorghum (crop)	Sudan
	Locusta migratoria	Cenchrus (crop)	Sudan