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Take-off activity of the desert locust,Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk.), phasegregaria, was studied in a temperature-controlled laboratory environment and possible relationships with certain meteorological factors were analysed. A statistically significant relationship between the passage of cold fronts and an increased take-off rate was found. The reaction of the locusts could not be correlated to changes in VLF electromagnetic radiation or to the atmospheric pressure.
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Bergh, J.E. Take-off activity in caged desert locusts,Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk.) (Orthoptera, Acrididae) in relation to meteorological disturbances. Int J Biometeorol 32, 95–102 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01044901
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