Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges
Locust outbreaks significantly threaten the livelihoods of billions of people globally, and this number continues to increase. Latest projections show that crop losses due to insect infestations will increase by up to 50% with a 2 °C increase in global warming. We propose strategies for mitigating and managing future locust outbreaks by integrating communities’ perspectives, needs, and insights with new technologies for effective large-scale monitoring, early detection, reporting, verification, and control.
Authors
- Brock Bersaglio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8506-8025)
- Charis Enns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6796-7465)
- Emiru Birhane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8644-5961)
- Daniel Gebregiorgis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4065-1495)
- Suhasini Ramisetty‐Mikler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2401-5237)
- Lawrence M. Kiage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6933-1479)
- Chetan Tiwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3869-4023)
- Mitiku Haile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7787-6949)
- Aster Gebrekirstos
- Haileselassie G. Mariam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7537-9973)
- Asfawossen Asrat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6312-8082)
- Susan Wanjiru
- Ibrahim Fitiwy
- Sushma Kallam
- Nadine Kabengi
Institutions
- Kenyatta University (KE)
- Georgia State University (US)
- Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BW)
- Nord University (NO)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Horticultural Crops Research Laboratory (US)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- World Agroforestry Centre (KE)
- Mekelle University (ET)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Sustainable Agriculture
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-025-00068-y
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.25
Funders
- National Science Foundation