Locusts mentioned in a Holy Quran, as a kind of torment for those whom do bad things. Usually it lives lonely, but in some cases it becoming gregarious. Adult locusts are harmful, they travel a long distance causing damage to green field.
Locust shape
The length of the locust varies from 3 to 13 cm, like other insects its body divided into: head, chest, abdomen and legs. His body covered by a very solid substance of chitin, but this substance does not protect it from spiders, birds, mice, and even humans.
Locust colors
The color of the locust varies, and even the one locust has the ability to adapt to different environments. This property is important for many animals, including locusts to help it hiding in its environments. Locusts color remains green in solitary phase, then becoming dark brown or black in gregarious phase. Changes in their color depends on BCBP protein. The more maturity, the higher the level of the protein.
list of Locust
• Desert locust
• Rocky mountain locust
• Brown locust
• Australian locust
• Red locust
• Moroccan locust
People ‘s customs with locusts
People’s habits vary, some countries find it a delicious meal, they may collect it and sale it for cooking like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco. others find it as a harmful insect they must get rid of it.
Locust control methods
• Chemicals. Disadvantages of chemicals it may kill some other insect or plants.
• metarhizium acridum, a fungal isolates. It is a safe way to get rid of locust.
• flamethrowers, an old way used for burning locust to get rid of them.
Whatever you think about locusts, it not harmful in solitary phase, but when it becomes swarm of winged adult it causes a lot of damage to fields. The best way to get rid of locusts is contacting us, our specialized teams in your service on time.
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