Regional Differences in Control Operations during the 2019–2021 Desert Locust Upsurge

The desert locust remains a major threat to global food security. Control operations are crucial tool manage crisis; this research investigated the nature of control conducted between 2019–2021. Historical data on and were obtained from survey reports at FAO Locust Hub analysed with respect reports, land cover types, cropland/rangeland extent crop productivity data. We found that 16.1% grid cells presence 14.9% had proportion rangeland higher than 0.75; while 13.3% 13.2% croplands 0.75, highlighting reported in both cropland. continue be used reduce overall numbers protect crops. Furthermore, through identifying which crops most risk, our analyses indicate wheat production was under highest strain during periods increased infestations.