Talk:Desert locust

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Needs inline citations. Badbilltucker 15:25, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] lead section

It might sound daft, but the lead section needs a defenition of what a locust is. any ideas? [[User:MacGyverMagic|Mgm|(talk)]] 10:14, Oct 21, 2004 (UTC)

I inserted a link to the locusts page. That should be enough. Badbilltucker 15:20, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Desert shrimp

Here's an interesting article on the BBC website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/africa_desert_shrimps/html/1.stm

It might be interesting to see how widespread this becomes; if desert locusts become a significant food source in the region, it certainly bears stronger mention. Aprogressivist 13:06, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unsourced ?

Why is the page tagged unsourced ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.6.212.207 (talk) 11:29, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New picture

Sorry but I prefer a picture taken in the desert locust's natural environment. Dogo (talk) 22:12, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ecological control?

The new paragraph on ecological control is not based on fact as far as I know. If so, please provide citations. This text should be changed into a discussion of natural enemies and given a new section. Dogo (talk) 22:12, 2 March 2008 (UTC)