Importance of human capital, field knowledge and experience to improve pest locust management

Autores
Gay, Pierre-Emmanuel; Trumper, Eduardo Victor; Lecoq, Michel; Piou, Cyril
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
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BACKGROUND: A poorly organised risk management system may dysfunction when used. The consequences can be dramatic for those supposed to be protected. Since the 1960s, preventive control strategies, with field officers as living memory, have been developed to monitor locusts. Preserving their experience of past plagues is consequently essential. Wrong use of their knowledge can disrupt the whole management chain. We explored these conditions using a multi-agent model representing a preventive system. We simulated how the field teams' tendency to repeatedly visit past outbreak areas (hotspots) by allocating them an attraction weight can help in preventing plagues. RESULTS: When field teams' attention remained constant over time, there was dramatic decrease in the number of plagues, with increasing interest in hotspots, as long as interest was less than 2.5 times more than elsewhere. When the field teams were only attentive during recession times, plagues were better controlled using a low weight for hotspots. The spatial structure of hotspot distribution had an effect: the more frequent and the bigger the hotspots, the lower the optimal hotspot weighting needed to reduce plagues. CONCLUSION: Orienting surveys towards hotspots particularly during recession times reduces plagues. The spatial structure of locust habitats may influence the way they are managed. Habitats located outside the multiple hotspots of species such as the desert locust should be visited more frequently than those with only one hotspot, such as the South American locust. The decline/loss of the field officers' experience highlights the need to save, capitalise and disseminate this knowledge.
EEA Manfredi
Fil: Gay, P. E. CBGP. CIRAD. INRAE. Institut Agro. IRD. Univ Montpellier; Francia
Fil: Trumper, Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi; Argentina
Fil: Lecoq, Michel. CBGP. CIRAD. INRAE. Institut Agro. IRD. Univ Montpellier; Francia
Fil: Piou, Ciryl. CBGP. CIRAD. INRAE. Institut Agro. IRD. Univ Montpellier; Francia
Fuente
Pest Management Science (First published: 04 August 2021)
Materia
Langosta (orthoptera)
Prevención del Riesgo
Vigilancia
Plagas de Plantas
Pest of Plants
Locusts
Risk Prevention
Pest Control
Control de Plagas
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso restringido
Condiciones de uso
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INTA Digital (INTA)
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Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria
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spelling Importance of human capital, field knowledge and experience to improve pest locust managementGay, Pierre-EmmanuelTrumper, Eduardo VictorLecoq, MichelPiou, CyrilLangosta (orthoptera)Prevención del RiesgoVigilanciaPlagas de PlantasPest of PlantsLocustsRisk PreventionPest ControlControl de PlagasBACKGROUND: A poorly organised risk management system may dysfunction when used. The consequences can be dramatic for those supposed to be protected. Since the 1960s, preventive control strategies, with field officers as living memory, have been developed to monitor locusts. Preserving their experience of past plagues is consequently essential. Wrong use of their knowledge can disrupt the whole management chain. We explored these conditions using a multi-agent model representing a preventive system. We simulated how the field teams' tendency to repeatedly visit past outbreak areas (hotspots) by allocating them an attraction weight can help in preventing plagues. RESULTS: When field teams' attention remained constant over time, there was dramatic decrease in the number of plagues, with increasing interest in hotspots, as long as interest was less than 2.5 times more than elsewhere. When the field teams were only attentive during recession times, plagues were better controlled using a low weight for hotspots. The spatial structure of hotspot distribution had an effect: the more frequent and the bigger the hotspots, the lower the optimal hotspot weighting needed to reduce plagues. CONCLUSION: Orienting surveys towards hotspots particularly during recession times reduces plagues. The spatial structure of locust habitats may influence the way they are managed. Habitats located outside the multiple hotspots of species such as the desert locust should be visited more frequently than those with only one hotspot, such as the South American locust. The decline/loss of the field officers' experience highlights the need to save, capitalise and disseminate this knowledge.EEA ManfrediFil: Gay, P. E. CBGP. CIRAD. INRAE. Institut Agro. IRD. Univ Montpellier; FranciaFil: Trumper, Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi; ArgentinaFil: Lecoq, Michel. CBGP. CIRAD. INRAE. Institut Agro. IRD. Univ Montpellier; FranciaFil: Piou, Ciryl. CBGP. CIRAD. INRAE. Institut Agro. IRD. Univ Montpellier; Francia2021-09-13T11:48:12Z2021-09-13T11:48:12Z2021-07-27info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10231https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ps.65871526-498X1526-4998https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.6587Pest Management Science (First published: 04 August 2021)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/PNPV-1135032/AR./Composición, estructura y dinámica de poblaciones y comunidades de artrópodos en agroecosistemas y desarrollo de instrumentos de apoyo a la investigación y a la toma de decisiones de manejo de plagas.info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/PNBIO-1131044/AR./Genómica aplicada a estudios de ecología molecular y diversidad genética.info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/CORDO-1262206/AR./PReT - Zona III centro Este - Centro Regional Córdoba.info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/PNPV-1135031/AR./Desarrollo e implementación de un sistema de manejo de plagas para una agricultura sostenible y competitiva.info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/CORDO-1262204/AR./Gestión de la innovación en el territorio del arco noroeste de la provincia de Córdoba.info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/CORDO-1262205/AR./Proyecto regional del territorio agrícola ganadero central de la provincia de Córdoba.info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess2025-09-29T13:45:20Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/10231instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-29 13:45:20.837INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Importance of human capital, field knowledge and experience to improve pest locust management
title Importance of human capital, field knowledge and experience to improve pest locust management
spellingShingle Importance of human capital, field knowledge and experience to improve pest locust management
Gay, Pierre-Emmanuel
Langosta (orthoptera)
Prevención del Riesgo
Vigilancia
Plagas de Plantas
Pest of Plants
Locusts
Risk Prevention
Pest Control
Control de Plagas
title_short Importance of human capital, field knowledge and experience to improve pest locust management
title_full Importance of human capital, field knowledge and experience to improve pest locust management
title_fullStr Importance of human capital, field knowledge and experience to improve pest locust management
title_full_unstemmed Importance of human capital, field knowledge and experience to improve pest locust management
title_sort Importance of human capital, field knowledge and experience to improve pest locust management
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gay, Pierre-Emmanuel
Trumper, Eduardo Victor
Lecoq, Michel
Piou, Cyril
author Gay, Pierre-Emmanuel
author_facet Gay, Pierre-Emmanuel
Trumper, Eduardo Victor
Lecoq, Michel
Piou, Cyril
author_role author
author2 Trumper, Eduardo Victor
Lecoq, Michel
Piou, Cyril
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Langosta (orthoptera)
Prevención del Riesgo
Vigilancia
Plagas de Plantas
Pest of Plants
Locusts
Risk Prevention
Pest Control
Control de Plagas
topic Langosta (orthoptera)
Prevención del Riesgo
Vigilancia
Plagas de Plantas
Pest of Plants
Locusts
Risk Prevention
Pest Control
Control de Plagas
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv BACKGROUND: A poorly organised risk management system may dysfunction when used. The consequences can be dramatic for those supposed to be protected. Since the 1960s, preventive control strategies, with field officers as living memory, have been developed to monitor locusts. Preserving their experience of past plagues is consequently essential. Wrong use of their knowledge can disrupt the whole management chain. We explored these conditions using a multi-agent model representing a preventive system. We simulated how the field teams' tendency to repeatedly visit past outbreak areas (hotspots) by allocating them an attraction weight can help in preventing plagues. RESULTS: When field teams' attention remained constant over time, there was dramatic decrease in the number of plagues, with increasing interest in hotspots, as long as interest was less than 2.5 times more than elsewhere. When the field teams were only attentive during recession times, plagues were better controlled using a low weight for hotspots. The spatial structure of hotspot distribution had an effect: the more frequent and the bigger the hotspots, the lower the optimal hotspot weighting needed to reduce plagues. CONCLUSION: Orienting surveys towards hotspots particularly during recession times reduces plagues. The spatial structure of locust habitats may influence the way they are managed. Habitats located outside the multiple hotspots of species such as the desert locust should be visited more frequently than those with only one hotspot, such as the South American locust. The decline/loss of the field officers' experience highlights the need to save, capitalise and disseminate this knowledge.
EEA Manfredi
Fil: Gay, P. E. CBGP. CIRAD. INRAE. Institut Agro. IRD. Univ Montpellier; Francia
Fil: Trumper, Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Manfredi; Argentina
Fil: Lecoq, Michel. CBGP. CIRAD. INRAE. Institut Agro. IRD. Univ Montpellier; Francia
Fil: Piou, Ciryl. CBGP. CIRAD. INRAE. Institut Agro. IRD. Univ Montpellier; Francia
description BACKGROUND: A poorly organised risk management system may dysfunction when used. The consequences can be dramatic for those supposed to be protected. Since the 1960s, preventive control strategies, with field officers as living memory, have been developed to monitor locusts. Preserving their experience of past plagues is consequently essential. Wrong use of their knowledge can disrupt the whole management chain. We explored these conditions using a multi-agent model representing a preventive system. We simulated how the field teams' tendency to repeatedly visit past outbreak areas (hotspots) by allocating them an attraction weight can help in preventing plagues. RESULTS: When field teams' attention remained constant over time, there was dramatic decrease in the number of plagues, with increasing interest in hotspots, as long as interest was less than 2.5 times more than elsewhere. When the field teams were only attentive during recession times, plagues were better controlled using a low weight for hotspots. The spatial structure of hotspot distribution had an effect: the more frequent and the bigger the hotspots, the lower the optimal hotspot weighting needed to reduce plagues. CONCLUSION: Orienting surveys towards hotspots particularly during recession times reduces plagues. The spatial structure of locust habitats may influence the way they are managed. Habitats located outside the multiple hotspots of species such as the desert locust should be visited more frequently than those with only one hotspot, such as the South American locust. The decline/loss of the field officers' experience highlights the need to save, capitalise and disseminate this knowledge.
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