Desert Locust Plagues: Controlling the Ancient Scourge

It is a very personal account that echoes humanity in a world where being human is sometimes disappearing … [A] must-read for those wishing to learn about the world's most dangerous migratory pest … Desert Locust Plagues is a modest testimony to the silent and mostly unknown efforts by so many people who continue to protect our food security. * Keith Cressman, Senior Locust Forecasting Officer, Food and Agricultural Organization, United Nations * Everard's book is both a memoir of an exciting and sometimes hazardous career - every chapter has a close brush with death - and also an account of the development of the technology. * Times Literary Supplement * In this lovely little book – part science, part autobiography – Colin Everard tells tales of his time in the Horn of Africa 60 or so years ago ... [and] offers a keen analysis of the scientific developments that have helped the cause – from pesticides that don’t do too much environmental harm, to satellite observation ... [His] appreciation of the region’s natural beauty is infectious. * Geographical Magazine * One of the great unsung achievements of the 20th century and Everard pays it a fitting tribute. * Daily Mail * Everard’s passages on locusts are interesting, as are those on the technological developments. * The Spectator * An enthralling account for anyone who remembers how tough and yet supremely fulfilling it could be to brave deserts, mountains, the elements and hostility in order to further a crucial cause. If your patch included any of Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti or Kenya it is nigh on compulsory reading. * Bill Jackson, Bodleian Library, Oxford University *