Insecticide Use against Desert Locust in the Horn of Africa 2019–2021 Reveals a Pressing Need for Change

The desert locust upsurge in the Horn of Africa over 2019–2021 led to a total of 1.6 million ha being treated with broad-spectrum organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides in Ethiopia and Kenya, while insect growth regulators and the entomopathogenic fungus <i>Metarhizium acridum</i> w...

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Main Authors: Wim C. Mullié, Adam Prakash, Alexander Müller, Elena Lazutkaite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Agronomy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/819