Swarm Of Locusts, Antananarivo, Madagascar

The International LUBILOSA Program was set up to find methods of non-chemical control of locusts. The program successfully developed the mycoinsecticide 'Green Muscle' and over its 12-year period program staff contributed a large number of scientific papers on subjects as diverse as fungal production, (bio)pesticide application, socio-economics and thermal ecology. Locusts thus provided a valuable "test bed" for better biological understanding and developing new technologies for microbial pesticides.
Human consumption
Several cultures throughout the world consume insects. Even Jewish and Islamic dietary laws, which prohibit the consumption of other insects, allow locusts to be eaten, particularly as famine foods for the poor.