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Links to related websites
State government websites
Locust related websites
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One of the Crowd - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) website providing information on the biology of the Desert locust
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Desert Locust Information Service of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations - site that monitors Desert locusts worldwide and provides early warning
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Orthopterists' Society - international scientific organisation devoted to the study of Orthoptera and related insects
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Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the west - University of Wyoming page on grasshopper management and identification, includes a link to the Association of Applied Acridology International (AAAI)
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Biological control of locusts and grasshoppers - Lutte Biologique contre les Locustes et les Sauteriaux (LUBILOSA) West African locust control program
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Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement (CIRAD-Prifas Acridologie operationnelle) - French agency advising on locust control in Africa and Asia
Entomological websites
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Australian Insect Common Names - this website, developed jointly by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and DAFF, provides ready access to the correct scientific name of every insect or related creature for which there is a common name in use in Australia
Australian weather and environment websites
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Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts - Australian Government site containing information on the Australian environment including satellite images of the current condition of vegetation cover
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The Long Paddock - Queensland Government site containing a large range of information on the climate, including the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), vegetation condition, rainfall and current drought conditions.