Mali29 October 2013, Cinzana, Mali - A Student examining a grasshopper in the farmers field school.FAO project GCP/RAF/482/EC - Supporting competitiveness and sustainable intensification of African cotton...

United Republic of TanzaniaKIROKA, TANZANIA - 13-10-30 - An elegant grasshopper in a rice paddy in Kiroka on October 30. An FAO project to strengthen capacity of farms for climate change is underway in Kiroka, Tanzania. "It'...

MaliLocust and grasshopper ground control using an Exhaust Nozzle ultra-low-volume (ULV) truck-mounted sprayer. - - Creating a National Plant Protection Service: MLI/86/009. This project is part of the Go...

MaliA farmer holds what is left of his millet crop that had been devoured by Senegalese grasshoppers. - - Grasshopper Control Campaign in the Sahel. The 1985 rains, breaking the worst drought in a decade...

MaliA tiny Senegalese grasshopper, one of millions that descended upon ripening millet and sorghum plants, in some cases devouring total crop areas. - - Grasshopper Control Campaign in the Sahel. The 1985...

MaliA Cavalaipus cymleiferus, one of several grasshopper species that threatened thousands of food crops in the Sahel. Its young hoppers attack germinating cereal crops. - - Grasshopper Control Campaign i...

BrazilAn FAO expert (centre) explaining air survey techniques to trainees attending a course on the control of locusts and grasshoppers in the Central West region. - - Locust and Grasshopper Control. In 198...

MaliWomen weave mats in the village of Durukini, north of Nara, one of many villages in the Sahel facing catastrophic food losses from the grasshopper infestation. - - Grasshopper Control Campaign in the...

MaliA praying mantis on a millet head waits to feed on some of the pests attaching the plants, while ground scouts survey the damage done to the crop. - - Grasshopper Control Campaign in the Sahel. The 19...

MaliA USAID consultant, part of the ground team observation unit, receives the latest report on local wind conditions and grasshopper sightings from a ground observer. - - Grasshopper Control Campaign in...

MaliAn Anacridum melanorhodon or "tree locust", one of several pests that threatened thousands of food crops in the Sahel. - - Grasshopper Control Campaign in the Sahel. The 1985 rains, breaking the worst...

ChadNot all African birds are pests. Some such as these egrets are very beneficial to farmers since their diet includes grasshopper, locusts, caterpillars and other noxious insects. Two egret species are...