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The red locust, Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serville) is one of the major plague locust species of serious potential threat to agriculture in Zambia. Two of its eight outbreak areas, Mweru wa Ntipa plains and the Kafue Flats, are found in Zambia. The Kafue Flats have now become more important because of high levels of locust activity, occasionally forming swarms. Locust control in Zambia has been mandated to the International Red Locust Control Organisation for Central and Southern Africa (IRLCO-CSA), a regional cooperative effort of 8 member countries. Regional cooperation for locust control has proved practical and economical for Zambia.
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En Zambie, le criquet rouge, Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serville) constitue le plus grand fléau parmi les espèces acridiennes capables d’infliger des lourdes pertes à l’agriculture. Deux parmi les huit foyers de reproduction et de formation d’essains sont localisés en Zambie. II s’agit des plaines de Mweru wa Ntipa et des plateaux de Kafue. Les plateaux de Kafue sont devenus très importants étant donné les activités intensives de ce criquet, y observées qui débouchent sur la formation d’essaims. La Zambie a été choisie par l’Organisation Internationale de Lutte contre le Criquet Rouge pour l’Afrique Centrale et Australe (IRLCO-CSA), laquelle organisation est le fruit des efforts de coopération entre les huit Etats membres. La Zambie a profité du point de vue pratique et économique, de cette coopération régionale contre le criquet.
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Mulele, M.R., Ngolwe, A.K. Importance of Regional Cooperation in Red Locust Control in Zambia. Int J Trop Insect Sci 19, 273–276 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400018889
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