Locust Outbreaks

Umair Riaz, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences at MNS University of Agriculture Multan, Pakistan. Dr. Riaz also served as a Scientific Officer for six years in the Soil and Water Testing Laboratory for Research, 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 is the author of many research papers and book chapters, and he has presented and participated at numerous 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 and recognitions for his services to the science of soil, water, pesticide, and fertilizer testing analysis.Khalid Rehman Hakeem, PhD, is Professor at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He previously worked as a lecturer at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India, at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor. 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 several international research projects with government organizations. A prolific author and editor of books, book chapters, and journal publications, he is on 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.

• 1. Introduction, Historical Background, and Current Status of Desert Locusts 2. Effect of Locusts on Crops during the Last Decade in Agricultural History 3. Traditional Control and Management Technologies Used by Various Countries for Migratory Locusts 4. Emerging Strategies to Combat Locust Outbreaks 5. Advanced Technologies for Monitoring and Management of Locusts 6. Locust Attack on Crop Plants and Control Strategies to Minimize the Extent of the Problem 7. Effect of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Migratory Locusts 8. Locust Outbreaks, Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture, and Environmental Effects 9. Locust Outbreaks in India and in the Cold Arid Region of Ladakh and Their Management 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? 11. Role of Pheromones in Aggregation and Reproduction in Locusts 12. Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Locust Outbreaks on the World’s Economy