NIGER19 January 2006, Tahoua - Fried grasshoppers, collected during the rainy season, on sale at a local market.
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United Republic of Tanzania22 May 2009, Iku-Katavi - Preparation of the biopesticide for a locust control intervention. Mixing spores of the fungus Metarhizium Anisopliae and various mineral oils makes it non-toxic to humans, k...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...