This paper was read at the Plant Protection Second International Conference, Fernhurst, 1956. It shows that insecticides may give poor or excellent kills of the desert locust, whether applied in baits for hopper control or sprayed from aircraft against adults in settled or flying swarms. Much depends on locust density and other factors affecting pick-up, and these must be taken into account if efficiency in control is to be improved.
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