STUDIES OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE FORMATION OF HOPPER BANDS OF THE RED LOCUST (NOMADACRIS SEPTEMFASCIATA) IN AN OUTBREAK AREA.
| Autor: | Dean, G.J.W. |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Ecology. 1968, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p273. 18p. |
| Abstrakt: | Studies the various factors affecting the formation of hopper bands of the red locust in the North Rukwa plain of the Rukwa Rift Valley outbreak area in Tanzania, during 1958-62. Necessity of concentration of hoppers into bands for aerial control of red locusts with insecticides; Reason for aggregation of red locusts in outbreak areas; Effect of weather on the timing of oviposition and hatching of the hoppers. |
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