Tricking locusts into staying at home

Scientists at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Kenya have decoded the locust's chemical language, and they can now stop them swarming. Kept in their home territories, the locusts become more vulnerable to attack...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1996
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/47247
Description
Summary:Scientists at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Kenya have decoded the locust's chemical language, and they can now stop them swarming. Kept in their home territories, the locusts become more vulnerable to attack...