Grasshoppers, Locusts and Sandgropers

Factsheets

Plague Locust Control Fact Sheet
Large swarms of locusts travelled through New South Wales, south west Queensland and the northern parts of Victoria and South Australia earlier this year. Landholders must be vigilant in protecting all crops and pastures from spring locust hatchings by using targeted applications of registered or permitted insecticides.

Newsletters

NSW I&I Locust Newsletter
During the upcoming NSW locust campaign I&I NSW will be sending regular emails to keep landholders and other interested parties up to date.

SA e-Newsletter and Biosecurity Response
The information provided for this data base is collected only for the purposes of PIRSA providing information on the locust response to those who have requested it and will not used for any other purpose or provided to a third party.

Victorian DPI Locust Page
Range of information sources in relation to plague locusts.

Useful Links

SAFEMEAT Plague Locust Brochure [PDF, 1475KB]
SAFEMEAT is a partnership between the Australian meat and livestock industry and state and federal governments. This brochure contains information on plague locusts, wingless grasshoppers and livestock residues.

Grain Receival Standards
The GTA Commodity Standards are a critical tool for anyone purchasing, selling, trading, broking or operating in the commercial grain industry. The GTA Commodity Standards cover all grains, oilseeds, pulses and other related commodities.

Australian Plague Locust Commission
The Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) undertakes monitoring of locust populations in inland eastern Australia and manages outbreaks that have the potential to inflict significant damage to agriculture in more than one member state as a result of population build-up and migration.

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA)
The APVMA is an Australian government statutory authority established in 1993 to centralise the registration of all agricultural and veterinary chemical products into the Australian marketplace. Previously each State and Territory government had its own system of registration.

APVMA permits
Enter search details in one or more of the fields to find minor use and emergency use permits issued by the APVMA.

Management of Residues Following Plague Locust Control

This is a joint initiative between the APVMA and SafeMeat Australia.

Invertebrate type	GRDC Projects	Publications/Useful links
Australian Plague Locust Chortoicetes terminifera		Australian plague locust Australian Plague Locust Commission Locust Identification Guide Biology and behaviour of the Australian plague locust Fungus foils plague locust attacks Plague Locust information Live Locust Maps (www.locustmap.com.au) NuFarm Plague Locust Information
Spur Throated Locust, Austracris guttulosa		Spur-throated locust Spur-throated locust (QDPI)
Migratory Locust Locusta migratoria		Migratory locust Migratory locust (QDPI)
Wingless Grasshopper Phaulacridium vittatum		Wingless Grasshopper. Wingless grasshoppers (NSW)
Yellow winged locust Gastrimargus musicus		Yellow winged locust