There is a warning the spring locust plague could be the worst on record due to the increasing use of modern farming methods.
A central west New South Wales agronomist says direct drilling to sow crops in the western region has not destroyed the egg beds and the tall, dry pasture will make it almost impossible to detect hatchings.
Forbes district agronomist Graham Falconer says time is running out to check for signs of the pest.
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The Australian Plague Locust Commission predicts locust eggs will begin hatching in north-west Victoria from late September, causing millions of dollars of damage to crops.
Sydney University’s Dr Greg Sword says by tracking swarm movement, pesticides to control them can be used more efficiently.
“We are collaborating with the Australian Plague Locust Commission and the Centre for Autonomous Aerial Systems to develop autonomous aerial systems; basically, aerial drones that would be capable of tracking individual insects on the ground as they march in these migratory bands,” he said.
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Locusts have always been a problem but never to the degree that they are today. As temperatures have increased, locusts have moved with the climate and are now causing havoc as far north in Europe as France.
When faced with a shortage of crops to eat, Locusts have been known to eat the carcasses of other Locusts and failing that, they have been known to eat the clothes of people’s backs. Read More / Watch Video »
Locusts have always been a problem but never to the degree that they are today. As temperatures have increased, Locusts have moved with the climate and are now causing havoc as far north in Europe as France.
When faced with a shortage of crops to eat, Locusts have been known to eat the carcasses of other Locusts and failing that, they have been known to eat the clothes of people’s backs.
The Locusts in Revelation Chapter 9 for 2,000 years have defied explanation until now. Read More / Watch Video »
NSW farmers have been told to keep an eye out for locusts after the season’s first hatchings were confirmed in the state’s central west.
NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said locust hatchings had been confirmed in the Peak Hill area near Dubbo.
Unconfirmed hatchings at Collie had been also been reported, he said.
Mr Macdonald called on farmers to immediately report any locust sightings, to help with efforts to control any outbreak.
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From loner to swarming locust – scientists watched the transformation unfold. It is one of nature’s most radical transformations – the moment a crowd of harmless desert locusts begins to swarm into a devastating plague.
Now scientists from the UK and Australia say they have discovered the trigger – the brain chemical serotonin.
The molecule is best known in humans as a target of anti-depressant drugs. Read More / Watch Video »
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