Schistocerca gregaria (desert locust)
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Top of pagePreferred Scientific Name
- Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål, 1775)
Preferred Common Name
- desert locust
Other Scientific Names
- Acridium flaviventre Burmeister 1838
- Acridium peregrina
- Acridium peregrinum Olivier, 1804
- Acridium sellatum Walker, 1870
- Acridium tataricum Latreille, 1804
- Gryllus gregarius Forskål, 1775
- Gryllus rufescens Thunberg, 1815
- Schistocerca americana gregaria (Forskål, 1775)
- Schistocerca flaviventris (Burmeister 1838)
- Schistocerca peregrina
International Common Names
- English: locust, desert
- Spanish: chapulin; langosta chapulin; langosta del desierto
- French: criquet pelerin
Local Common Names
- Germany: Heuschrecke, Wüsten-; Wanderheuschrecke, Ägyptische
- Iran: malache sahrai
- Israel: arbe hamidbar
- Italy: cavalletta del deserto; locusta del deserto; pellegrino
EPPO code
- SHICGR (Schistocerca gregaria)
Taxonomic Tree
Top of page- Domain: Eukaryota
- Kingdom: Metazoa
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Uniramia
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Orthoptera
- Family: Acrididae
- Genus: Schistocerca
- Species: Schistocerca gregaria
Distribution Table
Top of pageThe distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.
Last updated: 23 Nov 2020Continent/Country/Region | Distribution | Last Reported | Origin | First Reported | Invasive | Reference | Notes |
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Africa |
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Algeria | Present | ||||||
Benin | Present | ||||||
Burkina Faso | Present | ||||||
Cabo Verde | Present | ||||||
Cameroon | Present | ||||||
Central African Republic | Present | ||||||
Chad | Present | ||||||
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Present | ||||||
Congo, Republic of the | Present | ||||||
Djibouti | Present | ||||||
Egypt | Present | ||||||
Eritrea | Present | ||||||
Ethiopia | Present | ||||||
Gambia | Present | ||||||
Ghana | Present | ||||||
Guinea | Present | ||||||
Kenya | Present | ||||||
Libya | Present | ||||||
Mali | Present | ||||||
Mauritania | Present | ||||||
Mauritius | Present | ||||||
Morocco | Present | ||||||
Namibia | Present | ||||||
Niger | Present | ||||||
Nigeria | Present | ||||||
Senegal | Present | ||||||
Somalia | Present | ||||||
South Africa | Present | ||||||
Sudan | Present | ||||||
Tanzania | Present | ||||||
Togo | Present | ||||||
Tunisia | Present | ||||||
Uganda | Present | ||||||
Western Sahara | Present | ||||||
Asia |
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Afghanistan | Present | ||||||
Armenia | Present | ||||||
Bahrain | Present | ||||||
China | Present | ||||||
-Tibet | Present | ||||||
-Yunnan | Present | ||||||
India | Present | ||||||
-Gujarat | Present | ||||||
-Haryana | Present | ||||||
-Madhya Pradesh | Present | ||||||
-Manipur | Present | ||||||
-Rajasthan | Present | ||||||
-Uttar Pradesh | Present | ||||||
Iran | Present | ||||||
Iraq | Present | ||||||
Israel | Present | ||||||
Jordan | Present | ||||||
Kuwait | Present | ||||||
Lebanon | Present | ||||||
Oman | Present | ||||||
Pakistan | Present | ||||||
Philippines | Present | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | Present | ||||||
Syria | Present | ||||||
Tajikistan | Present | ||||||
Turkey | Present | ||||||
Turkmenistan | Present | ||||||
United Arab Emirates | Present | ||||||
Uzbekistan | Present | ||||||
Yemen | Present | ||||||
Europe |
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France | Present | ||||||
Portugal | Present, Few occurrences | ||||||
Spain | Present, Few occurrences | ||||||
South America |
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Venezuela | Present |
List of Symptoms/Signs
Top of pageSign | Life Stages | Type |
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Fruit / external feeding | ||
Growing point / external feeding | ||
Inflorescence / external feeding | ||
Inflorescence / frass visible | ||
Leaves / external feeding | ||
Leaves / frass visible | ||
Leaves / shredding | ||
Leaves / webbing | ||
Seeds / external feeding | ||
Seeds / frass visible | ||
Stems / external feeding | ||
Stems / visible frass | ||
Whole plant / external feeding | ||
Whole plant / frass visible |
Natural enemies
Top of pageNatural enemy | Type | Life stages | Specificity | References | Biological control in | Biological control on |
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Acanthodactylus cantoris | Predator | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Argiope arcuata | Predator | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Argyope arcuata | Predator | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Bacillus thuringiensis | Pathogen | |||||
Beauveria bassiana | Pathogen | |||||
Blaesoxipha agrestis | Parasite | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Blaesoxipha filipjevi | Parasite | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Gregarina garnhami | Pathogen | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Gregarina ridiga | Pathogen | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Lysinibacillus sphaericus | Pathogen | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Malamoeba locustae | Pathogen | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Mantis religiosa | Predator | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Metarhizium anisopliae | Pathogen | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Metarhizium flavoviride | Pathogen | Adults/Nymphs | Mauritania | |||
Nosema locustae | Pathogen | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Nucleopolyhedrosis virus | Pathogen | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Passer domesticus | Predator | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Pathogen | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Schizodactylus monstrosus | Predator | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Seniorwhitea krameri | Parasite | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Sphex nivosus | Predator | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Steinernema carpocapsae | Parasite | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Stomorhina lunata | Parasite | Eggs | ||||
Symmictus costatus | Parasite | Adults/Nymphs | ||||
Systoechus aurifacies | Predator | Eggs | ||||
Systoechus somali | Predator | Eggs | ||||
Trox procerus | Predator | Eggs | ||||
Uromastix hardwickii | Predator | Adults/Nymphs |
References
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Bateman RP, 1997. Methods of application of microbial pesticide formulations for the control of locusts and grasshoppers. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 171:69-81
Bernays EA, Chapman RF, 1978. Plant chemistry and acridoid feeding behaviour. In: Harborne, ed. Biochemical aspects of plant and animal co-evolution. Symposium of the Phytochemical Society of Europe. London, UK: Centre for Overseas Pest Research, 5:99-151
Blanford S, Thomas MB, 1999. Host thermal biology: the key to understanding insect-pathogen interactions and microbial pest control? Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 1:195-202
Cassier P, 1972. Der Phasenpolymorphismus der Wanderheuschrecke. In: Schmidt, GH, ed. Sozialpolymorphismus bei Insekten, Kastenbildung im Tierreich. Stuttgart, Germany, 110-151
Courshee RJ, 1990. Desert locusts and their control. International Pest Control, 32(1):16-18
Cressman K, 1997. A geographic information system for desert locust forecasting. In: Krall S, Peveling R, Ba Diallo D, eds. New strategies in locust control. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhaeuser Verlag, 27-36
Cross N, Baker R eds. , 1992. At the desert's edge. London, UK: Panos Publications Ltd., 248 pp
Diop B, Wilps H, 1997. Field trials with neem oil and Melia volkensii extracts on Schistocerca gregaria. In: Krall S, Peveling R, Ba Diallo D, eds. New strategies in locust control. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhaeuser Verlag, 21-26
Ellis PE, 1956. Differences in social aggregation in two species of locust. Nature, 178:1007
FAO, 1994. The desert locust guidelines, I-IV. Rome, Italy: FAO
Greathead DJ, 1963. A review of the insect enemies of Acridoidea (Orthoptera). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society, 114:437-517
Greathead DJ, 1966. A brief survey of the effects of biotic factors on populations of the desert locust. Journal of Applied Ecology, 3:239-250
Herok CA, Krall S, 1995. Economics of Desert Locust Control. Rossdorf, Germany: GTZ, 33-34
Launois M, 1997. The SGR biomodel: a synoptic model for surveillance and early warning specific to the desert locust over the whole of its distribution habitat. In: Krall S, Peveling R, Ba Diallo D, eds. New strategies in locust control. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhaeuser Verlag, 93-94
Lomer CJ, Bateman RP, Dent D, DeGroote H, Kooyman C, Langewald J, Johnson D, Peveling R, Thomas MB, 1999. Development of strategies for the incorporation of microbial pesticides into the integrated management of migratory pests. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 1:71-88
Magor JI, Pender J, 1997. Desert locust forecasters' GIS: a researchers view. In: Krall S, Peveling R, Ba Diallo D, eds. New strategies in locust control. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhaeuser Verlag, 21-26
Matthews GA, 1992. Pesticide application methods. Pesticide application methods., Ed. 2:405 pp
Palcy L, 1989. The desert locust migrating to the Antilles. Phytoma, 404:24
Pener MP, 1983. Endocrine aspects of phase polymorphism in locusts. In: Endocrinology of Insects. New York, USA, 379-794
Prior C, Greathead DJ, 1989. Biological control of locusts: the potential for the exploitation of pathogens. FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 37:37-48
Riley JR, Reynolds DR, 1997. Vertical-looking radar as a means to improve forecasting and control of desert locust. In: Krall S, Peveling R, Ba Diallo D, eds. New strategies in locust control. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhaeuser Verlag, 21-26
Steedman A(Editor), 1990. Locust handbook. Chatham, UK: Natural Resources Institute, vi + 204 pp
Symmons P, 1992. Strategies to combat the desert locust. Crop Protection, 11(3):206-212
Thomas MB, Wood SN, Langewald J, Lomer CJ, 1997. Persistence of biopesticides and consequences for biological control of grasshoppers and locusts. Pesticide Science, 49:47-55
Van Huis A, 1997. Can we prevent desert locust plagues? In: Krall S, Peveling R, Ba Diallo D, eds. New strategies in locust control. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhaeuser Verlag, 453-460
Voss F, Dreiser U, 1997. Mapping of desert locust habitats using remote sensing techiques. In: Krall S, Peveling R, Ba Diallo D, eds. New strategies in locust control. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhaeuser Verlag, 37-46
Distribution References
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