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Monitoring Locust Activity
The Australian Plague Locust Commission monitors the population status of the major locust species listed under its charter using a range of information including locust surveys, light trap information and reports from the public and state agriculture authorities.
The information on current locust distributions is used with meteorological and environmental information to produce short-term forecasts of likely development and possible population changes, which are summarised in the Locust Bulletin. The pages below provide more detail on these activities.
Forecasts of locust development by geographic location
Satellite image indicating suitability of vegetation for locusts
How the APLC Monitors Locusts
Decision support system