Reed (Phragmites australis) stands of the Amudarya River delta south of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan serve as permanent breeding areas of the Asian migratory locust (Locusta migratoria migratoria). Locust swarms threaten agricultural fields adjacent to the delta. Every year, specialists from the Uzbekistan Plant Protection Service attempt to survey this vast delta to assess growth of reed which p...

Previous studies investigated the effect of vegetation on density thresholds of adult Desert Locust gregarization from historical data in Mauritania. We examine here the prediction of locust phase based on adult density and vegetation conditions using the statistical model from Cisse et al. compared with actual behavior of Desert Locust adults observed in the field in Mauritania. From the 130 s...

Abstract Background and Objectives Strengthening effects of sodium alginate (AG, anionic gum) locust bean gum (LBG, neutral on dough's network structures were investigated. Findings Among all samples, dough containing 0.6% AG showed the longest development stability time, which was longer than that LBG by 7.8% 15.5%, respectively. The relative elastic part maximum creep compliance (36.26%–59.13...