Animal Studies & Veterinary Sciences

Locust Outbreaks
Management and the World Economy

Editors: Umair Riaz, PhD
Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD

Locust Outbreaks

Published. Available now.
Pub Date: September 2023
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781774912331
E-Book ISBN: 9781003336716
Pages: 262 w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / eBook
Notes: 5 color and 1 b/w illustration

This book is the comprehensive resource on the devastating effect of locust outbreaks on crop production, presenting valuable coverage of traditional as well as new and emerging control and mitigation strategies.

Locust Outbreaks: Management and the World Economy begins with an introduction to and history of locust attacks and addresses the deleterious effects of locusts on crops. The chapters delve into both traditional and state-of-the art control and management technologies to combat locust outbreaks, including such advanced technologies as geographical information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS) and methods such as employing entomopathogenic fungi as a pest control. The book also evaluates the damage of locusts due to climate change and its environmental ramifications. It considers the scientific aspect of the role of pheromones on the reproduction of locusts and discusses the culture of using locusts as a food source in some countries. Topically, the volume also considers the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on locust outbreaks on the world’s economy.

This important and unique volume is a highly valuable resource for those working on meeting the challenges of locust invasions and their terrible consequences on crops, societies, and economies.

CONTENTS:

Preface

1. Introduction, Historical Background, and Current Status of Desert Locusts
Muhammad Farhan and Amina Kanwal

2. Effect of Locusts on Crops during the Last Decade in Agricultural History
Wajiha Anum, Madiha Mobeen Khan, Laila Shehzad, Naeem Arshad Maan, and Imran Akhter

3. Traditional Control and Management Technologies Used by Various Countries for Migratory Locusts
Lail Shahzad, Ayesha Amir, Asma Yasin, and Wajiha Anum

4. Emerging Strategies to Combat Locust Outbreaks
Uzma Azeem, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, and M. Ali

5. Advanced Technologies for Monitoring and Management of Locusts
Mirza Abdul Qayyum, Muhammad Yasin, Waqas Wakil, David Hunter, M. Usman Ghazanfar, and Muhammad Wajid

6. Locust Attacks on Crop Plants and Control Strategies to Minimize the Extent of the Problem
Tabinda Athar, Hina Fatima, Aisha A. Waris, Aqsa, Nafisa Kanwal, and Farah Majid

7. Effect of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Migratory Locusts
Mirza Abdul Qayyum, Shafqat Saeed, Naeem Iqbal, Arslan Khan, Unsar Naeem-Ullah, Hasan Riaz, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Muhammad Fiaz, Muhammad Umair Sial, Aboubakar Siddique, and Muhammad Aqeed Mehdi

8. Locust Outbreaks, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, and Environmental Effects
Ayesha Hassan and Mustansar Aslam

9. Locust Outbreaks in India and in the Cold Arid Region of Ladakh and Their Management
Rayees Ahmad and Barkat Hussain

10. Locusts Are Food for the Future to Supplement Various Nutritional Needs and Tackling Food Security for Saving Economic Budgets: It Is Hard to Defeat Them, Why Not Eat Them?
Barkat Hussain, Shafia Hassan, Saliqa Salwat, Rayees Ahmad, and Tariq Ahmad

11. Role of Pheromones in Aggregation and Reproduction in Locusts
Najeebul Tarfeen, Khair-Ul-Nisa, Anjum Sabba, Zahra Sultan, and Saba Wani

12. Influence of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Locust Outbreaks on the World’s Economy
Umair Riaz, Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Humera Aziz, and Sana Farooq

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Umair Riaz, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Pakistan


Umair Riaz, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department in the Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences at MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Pakistan. Dr. Riaz also served as a Scientific Officer (Lab) for six years in the Soil and Water Testing Laboratory for Research, Bahawalpur, Pakistan, specializing in waste management, metal toxicology, phytochemistry, and phytoremediation. Dr. Riaz’s research interests are related to the development of new fertilizer technology based on nanochemistry with an emphasis on plant nutrition. He has supervised graduate and postgraduate students of environmental sciences for the past several years. He is the author of more than 50 research papers and book chapters, and he has presented and participated in numerous state, national, and international conferences, seminars, workshops, and symposia. Dr. Riaz has worked as a research associate in Higher Education Commission (HEC) funded projects regarding field studies. He has received many awards, appreciations, and recognitions for his services to the science of soil, water, pesticide, and fertilizer testing analysis. He has also served as an editorial board member and reviewer of international journals.

Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD
Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. After completing his doctorate (botany; specialization in plant eco-physiology and molecular biology) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India, at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia, he was a Postdoctorate Fellow and Fellow Researcher (Associate Professor) for several years. Dr. Hakeem has more than 14 years of teaching and research experience in plant eco-physiology, biotechnology and molecular biology, medicinal plant research, plant-microbe-soil interactions, as well as in environmental studies. He is the recipient of several fellowships at both national and international levels. He has served as a visiting scientist at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. Currently, he is involved with a number of international research projects with different government organizations. To date, Dr. Hakeem has authored and edited more than 85 books with international publishers. He also has to his credit more than 180 research publications in peer-reviewed international journals and 55 book chapters in edited volumes with international publishers. At present, Dr. Hakeem serves as an editorial board member and reviewer for several high-impact international scientific journals. He is included in the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He is also a fellow of the Plantae group of the American Society of Plant Biologists, member of the World Academy of Sciences, member of the International Society for Development and Sustainability, Japan, and member of the Asian Federation of Biotechnology, Korea.




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