Predatory Birds Fauna of Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) (Acrididae: Orthoptera) in Barmer, Rajasthan (India)-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Predatory Birds Fauna of Desert Locust, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) (Acrididae: Orthoptera) in Barmer, Rajasthan (India)

Published:2024-01-01 Issue:1 Volume:2 Page:808-812
ISSN:2786-7447
Container-title:European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences
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Author:

Singh Dharmendra,Kumar Arvind^ORCID,Singh Jitendra

Abstract

This field study was conducted on birds as natural predators of desert locust, S. gregaria and recorded to be the indicator along the movement of hoppers during the occurrence. Eight birds were observed to prey on different stages of locust. Indian myna, common crow, spotted babbler in flocks, desert lark, variable wheatear in small groups and rock bush quail in group were observed to pick and feed on locust. However, Gouriya and Bagula in folks were observed to prey on I to II and III to IV instars hoppers but folks of both seen near villages. The congregation of any one or combination of species of the eight identified bird species can be used as the ‘indicators’ of presence of desert locust hoppers for survey by locust surveyors and to strategize further management practices.

Publisher

AMO Publisher

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