Surveillance and Control
A specific approach is needed to monitor changes in the Desert Locust situation and its habitat in order to gather the maximum amount of information as quickly as possible and using the minimum number of resources.
Surveys must be planned according to the locust situation, the ecological conditions on the ground and the risk of populations developing later, requiring further monitoring and possibly treatment.
This requires:
- Collecting information = early detection of local outbreaks
- Transmitting information to the operational unit
- Managing information in real time and planning short-, medium- and long-term monitoring and control operations.