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Locusts are a threat to agriculture and livelihoods in many countries globally. The economic, social, and environmental consequences of these highly migratory pests are so substantial that they are treated as a national priority by many countries; several international commissions have been established to unite efforts. This Special Issue aims to shed light on some overarching questions: what have we learned from historical outbreaks; how serious is the threat; what research is ongoing and is needed to better manage these insects; how should the world respond to plagues today, especially in the context of climate change; are recommended preventive strategies really effective and what are the constraints to their application; and is there a possibility to make better use of biological alternatives to chemical pesticides?

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Technology, engineering, agriculture --- locust swarm --- bio-pesticide --- gregarious locusts --- aggregation behaviour --- linseed oil --- necromones --- aggregation --- density-dependent phase polyphenism --- migration --- night-roosting site choice --- Schistocerca gregaria --- Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål 1775) --- Oriental Migratory Locust Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen 1835) --- spectral analysis --- Kalman filter --- spectral coherence --- convergence cross mapping --- sunspot groups --- ENSO --- SOI --- IOD --- NAO --- locust swarms --- Near East --- Mesopotamia --- swarming potential of resident species --- Schistocerca greraria --- Dociostaurus maroccanus --- control --- impediments --- insecurity --- plague --- surveillance --- war --- proaction --- threshold --- upsurge --- locust plagues --- preventative and reactive programs --- moral agents --- capacity-and-capability model --- social connections model --- responsibility --- global justice --- entomophagy --- malnutrition --- desert locust --- outbreak --- food --- insect --- locust --- grasshopper --- biological control --- Nosema locustae --- application --- epizootics --- West Siberian Plain --- distribution --- dynamics --- population --- population management --- plant protection --- environmental governance --- social variables --- locusts --- social sciences --- ecology --- field monitoring --- outbreaks management --- drone --- unmanned aerial vehicle --- early warning --- preventive control --- biopesticide --- Desert locust --- ecosystem processes --- nutrient cycling --- nutritional value --- brown locust --- Locustana pardalina --- Karoo --- outbreak patterns --- control strategy --- integrated pest management --- Tibet --- high altitude plateau --- invasion route --- survival --- natural barrier --- desert locusts --- crop loss --- pastureland --- land cover --- population dynamics --- management --- insecticide disturbance --- barrier treatment --- spray history --- non-target effects --- Coarctotermes clepsydra --- recovery --- resilience --- preventive strategy --- locust biology --- locust ecology --- Metarhizium acridum --- Metarhizium anisopliae --- Beauveria bassiana --- lethal effect --- sublethal effect --- greenhouse --- field efficacy --- n/a --- Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål 1775)