Asuntos de vecinos: langosta, defensa agrícola y la construcción de la sanidad vegetal en México y Centroamérica, siglo XX

Yam, Inés Ortiz; Zuleta, María Cecilia

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“…The CAL, like its congeners, has caused fear and destruction throughout its distribution area for centuries. In Mexico, the most ancient records come from pre-Hispanic times [1][2][3]14] and the locust swarms are believed to be one of the causes that led to the decline of the Maya-Quiché cultures in the Yucatán Peninsula and the Toltec in the Anahuac Valley. The Mayan sacred book, the Popol-Vuh, mentions that the ancient people migrated out of hunger brought about by the agricultural losses inflicted by the locust plagues.…”

Section: Central American Locust Outbreaksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Mexico, the CAL was declared a national pest in 1824 and provisions were established to fight off bands and swarms [47]. In 1924-1926, there was a great invasion and, since then, the presence of locust plagues has occurred without interruption in one or another part of its distribution area, especially in the Yucatán Peninsula and Central America [4,9,14,19,21]. The National Plant Protection Service in Mexico created a permanent locust control campaign in 1949 [48,49].…”

Section: Central American Locust Outbreaksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Considerable progress has been made on the management of the CAL during recession and outbreak periods [9,[16][17][18][19]36,[51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62]. Management techniques have evolved from the manual and mechanical collection of egg pods, hopper bands, and adult swarms [1][2][3][4]14] to the use of prediction models that aim to understand how population dynamics of the CAL relate to environmental factors and local conditions. For instance, a study [36] on the relationship between sea surface temperatures, the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and the potential of the CAL plagues found a 72% coincidence between years of massive CAL attacks and ENSO years in the North Pacific of Costa Rica; an increase of environmental temperature and irregular distribution of precipitation, as occurs during the ENSO years, may result in vigorous copulation and oviposition in the CAL.…”

Section: Central American Locust Management Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Along with its history of massive reproduction and invasions, different management actions have been used to suppress infestations and economic damage [2][3][4]9]. A better understanding of the biology, ecology, and behavior of the CAL has gradually replaced the manual and mechanical collection of locust swarms, hopper bands, and egg pods performed during the 19th century with more appropriate management techniques [4,9,[11][12][13][14][15][16]. At present, the use of biomodels and Geographic Information Systems Technology (GIS) support CAL monitoring and the forecasting of outbreaks [17][18][19].…”

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confidence: 99%

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State of the Art Management of the Central American Locust Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons (Walker, 1870)

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The Central American locust (CAL), Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons (Walker, 1870), is a transboundary pest that is distributed from Mexico to Panama. It is a true locust species characterized by density-dependent phase polyphenism. The ancient record of the CAL is found in the Popol Vuh, the Mayan sacred book, demonstrating how it has affected humans for millennia. In Mexico, the CAL have been declared a national threat to agriculture since 1824. Serious locust plagues occurred in 1882–1883 when swarms of 20 km2 in size invaded the Yucatán Peninsula and neighboring states in southern Mexico and, since then, management actions to suppress populations and economic damage have been implemented. A better understanding of the biology, ecology, and behavior of the CAL replaced a manual and mechanical collection of locust swarms, hopper bands, and egg pods with modern techniques such as the use of safer chemical products and environmentally friendly bioinsecticides. Presently, biomodels and GIS support the monitoring and forecasting of outbreaks. Currently, studies are conducted to investigate environmental factors that trigger locust gregarization, the evolution of phase polyphenism, and CAL bioactive compounds and nutritional contents, envisioning its potential use in biotechnological industries. Findings will be crucial to improve the management strategies of the CAL.

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Section: Central American Locust Outbreaksmentioning

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Section: Central American Locust Outbreaksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Central American Locust Management Strategiesmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pesan sobre nosotros las pestes y nos abruman nuevas enfermedades: plaga de langostas, clima adverso y padecimientos en el estado de Oaxaca de 1880 a 1888

Córdova

2024

Historia Mexicana

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Este artículo aborda los daños ocasionados por la plaga de langostas y el clima adverso en el estado de Oaxaca entre 1880 y 1888. A partir del análisis exhaustivo de todos los comunicados mensuales de los jefes políticos del distrito disponibles en el Archivo General del Estado de Oaxaca, documentos sobre la comisión contra la langosta, un informe de un gobernador y un comisionado, así como periódicos de la época, se analizan las condiciones que favorecieron el surgimiento, desarrollo y permanencia de la langosta por un periodo de ocho años. El trabajo analiza las estrategias que emprendieron las autoridades y la población para erradicar a estos insectos y se explora cómo los efectos del clima y la plaga afectaron el abasto de alimentos en diversos puntos de la entidad, al mismo tiempo que los habitantes experimentaron continuas olas de enfermedades.

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Probability of a Central American locust Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons upsurge in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Poot-Pech

2023

JOR

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From ancient times to the present, infestations of the Central American locust (CAL) [Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons (Walker, 1870)] have occurred periodically and with varying intensities in the Yucatan Peninsula (YP), Mexico. Despite efforts to survey the recession zone, an upsurge is still difficult to predict and prevent, and high economic costs are incurred in controlling this pest. For this study, two models were developed to determine the probability of an upsurge in the YP. The first was the Markov chain (MC) with transition probability matrix, which estimates probability by determining the proportion of times that the system moved from one state to another (n2) over 71, 33, and 24 years in Yucatan, Campeche, and the Quintana Roo States, respectively, divided into different periods; a correlation of the matrix and probability (n2) of the next period was performed to evaluate the accuracy of the estimation. The other method is the classic probabilistic (CP) model, which uses the number of times the upsurge could happen and the number of possible events. In the MC model, great variation was found in CAL upsurge probabilities between periods, with a similar number of upsurges from the past to the present but with varying intensity. In recent years, the treated area with insecticides has been less than that of the past. The CP model revealed that the locust population reached its maximum peak every four years, with the migration of swarms to neighboring states at the end/start of the year. Validation of the MC and CP models was performed considering information on areas treated in 2019 and 2020, and good accuracy was obtained. Both models provide information on the probability of an upsurge in the YP. This information can be incorporated into economic models to improve management decisions, such as when to announce early warnings, and to implement preventive control strategies.

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Asuntos de vecinos: langosta, defensa agrícola y la construcción de la sanidad vegetal en México y Centroamérica, siglo XX

Cited by 3 publications

References 22 publications

State of the Art Management of the Central American Locust Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons (Walker, 1870)

State of the Art Management of the Central American Locust Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons (Walker, 1870)

Pesan sobre nosotros las pestes y nos abruman nuevas enfermedades: plaga de langostas, clima adverso y padecimientos en el estado de Oaxaca de 1880 a 1888

Probability of a Central American locust Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons upsurge in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

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