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DOI	10.3390/agronomy11091856
	Ecological and Human Diet Value of Locusts in a Changing World
	Kietzka, Gabriella J.; Lecoq, Michel; Samways, Michael J.
通讯作者	Kietzka, GJ (corresponding author), Stellenbosch Univ, Dept Conservat Ecol & Entomol, ZA-7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa.
来源期刊	AGRONOMY-BASEL
EISSN	2073-4395
出版年	2021
卷号	11 期号:9
英文摘要	Since ancient times, locusts have been serious pests wreaking havoc on settled agriculture throughout much of the world. Numerous locust practices have been developed to control infestations. This has led to most commentaries portraying locust infestations only in a negative light while focusing on finding best management practices for suppressing locust populations and lessening crop damage caused by swarms. Yet, locusts are also of great ecological significance in being not only an extraordinary natural phenomenon but also major components of ecosystem nutrient cycling, arising long before settled agriculture. Furthermore, for humans, locusts are a nutritious food source, historically and currently being consumed directly. Locust control today should more regularly include their harvesting. This is now more feasible, as environmentally friendly biopesticides can be used to replace harmful organic pesticides. We focus here on the ecological significance of locusts by using calculations based on a 1 km(2) area of swarming and breeding Desert locusts, Schistocerca gregaria, and show that the huge biomass of locust individuals contributes greatly to ecosystem processes while also having great potential use in human nutrition, especially where there is an urgent need for improved dietary intake and nutrition.
英文关键词	Schistocerca gregaria Desert locust ecosystem processes nutrient cycling nutritional value
类型	Review
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000699725200001
WOS关键词	BEHAVIORAL PHASE STATE ; DESERT LOCUSTS ; EDIBLE INSECTS ; GRASSHOPPER ; ENTOMOPHAGY ; OUTBREAKS ; GREGARIZATION ; AUSTRALIA ; IMPACT ; SAFETY
WOS类目	Agronomy ; Plant Sciences
WOS研究方向	Agriculture ; Plant Sciences
来源机构	French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/362427
作者单位	[Kietzka, Gabriella J.; Samways, Michael J.] Stellenbosch Univ, Dept Conservat Ecol & Entomol, ZA-7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa; [Lecoq, Michel] CIRAD, UMR CBGP, F-34398 Montpellier, France
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Kietzka, Gabriella J.,Lecoq, Michel,Samways, Michael J.. Ecological and Human Diet Value of Locusts in a Changing World[J]. French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development,2021,11(9).
APA	Kietzka, Gabriella J.,Lecoq, Michel,&Samways, Michael J..(2021).Ecological and Human Diet Value of Locusts in a Changing World.AGRONOMY-BASEL,11(9).
MLA	Kietzka, Gabriella J.,et al."Ecological and Human Diet Value of Locusts in a Changing World".AGRONOMY-BASEL 11.9(2021).