Useful links about locusts and grasshoppers (Click on the images):
Orthopterists' Society
Journal of Orthoptera Research
International scientific organization devoted to facilitating communication among those interested in Orthoptera and related organisms, and to encourage collaborative research and control programs in Orthopterology among countries of the World. The Society publishes the peer-reviewed Journal of Orthoptera Research.
Global Locust Initiative
Arizona State University’s Global Locust Initiative engages key actors in locust research and management to develop partnerships and solutions for transboundary pest management in agroecosystems around the world.
Les criquets ravageurs
Pest locusts and grasshoppers
Major threat to agriculture in many parts of the world, locusts cause considerable damage to crops, to people and to the environment. The control of these insects is a very important issue, especially for food security in many developing countries. On this site: everything about locusts, the main species, photos, books, useful links (in french).
Locust literature
This website provides scientists working on the management of locust and grasshopper pests access to relevant scientific literature. An on-line collection of titles of significant publications and full texts of more than 250 articles. More than 12.000 references on locusts and grasshoppers (including rare and old works) are available on request to CIRAD library.
The Journal of Orthoptera Research publishes original research that addresses the insect Order Orthoptera and related taxa: the Blattodea, Mantodea, Phasmodea, and Grylloblattodea. Papers cover the entire range of biological studies of these insects: curiosity and insight into conservation, biological control, pest management, behavior, genetics, cytology, ecology, morphology, parasitology, physiology, systematics and taxonomy, etc. It is published twice a year.
Orthoptera Species File Online
The Orthoptera Species File is a taxonomic database of the world's Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locusts, katydids, crickets, and related insects) both living and fossil. It has full synonymic and taxonomic information for more than 29,406 valid species, 76,179 scientific names, 528,699 citations to 16,903 references, 115,922 images, 2,030 sound recordings, 97,555 specimen records, and keys to 2,800 taxa.
Locust watch
Desert Locust
Locust Watch is FAO’s one-stop shop for all information related to desert locust. The portal offers timely forecasts and early warnings to prevent and address the spread of desert locust, along with a wealth of resources and archives dating back to 1975.
