Iberians against locusts
Apr 5, 2019 | Papers, Publications
Iberians against locusts: fighting cross-border bio-invaders (1898-1947)
- Inês Gomes, Ana Isabel Queiroz & Daniel Alves
- 2019
- Historia Agraria
- Volume 78
- 127-159
- Language: English
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.26882/histagrar.078e05g
- ISSN: 1139-1472 / 2340-3659 (online)
Insects that are potentially harmful to agriculture have shaped agricultural practices and policy-making worldwide. For some species and geographies, historical research still needs to be done. This is not only crucial to understanding the past, but also the present and future of pest surges. An overview of Iberian history in relation to the Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus) between 1898 and 1947 reveals a) the historical distribution of locust invasions, showing that they were much larger than previously suggested; b) how outbreaks triggered local, regional and national responses, including mandatory regulations, in the last two centuries at least; c) differences and similarities, between countries, and over time, in the control measures applied, which reflect perceptions about the role of authorities and the efficacy of those measures. This paper also adds clarity to the discussion about the factors involved in the decline of outbreaks in recent years and provides a crucial context for future Orthoptera management programmes.
Key-words:
locusts, Iberian Peninsula, historical distribution, control measures.
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Rita Luís and José Pedro Castanheira will visit the Salesians School to speak about what led to the Portuguese revolution of 25 April 1974. An joint initiative of IHC’s
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Rita Luís and José Pedro Castanheira will visit the Salesians School to speak about what led to the Portuguese revolution of 25 April 1974. An joint initiative of IHC’s A Liberdade Está na Escola [Freedom is in School] and Cultra’s Abril é Agora [April is Now].
Conversas Sobre Abril: Entre Estórias e Histórias
Os antecedentes do 25 de Abril de 1974
No âmbito do programa A Liberdade Está na Escola, em parceria com a Cultra e o seu programa Abril é Agora, Rita Luís e José Pedro Castanheira vão até aos Salesianos de Lisboa.
O tema central deste painel vão ser os antecedentes do 25 de Abril, com uma abordagem ao que desgastou o regime do Estado Novo e às principais causas da revolução de 25 de Abril de 1974.
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