Organic farming
Landholders are responsible for control of locusts on their property. DPIRD is committed to providing timely and relevant information to landholders to assist them with decisions on control.
Landholders are responsible for the control of locust infestations that are causing damage on their own properties.
Organic farming management options
- Where landholders are conducting their own spraying, organic farmers should liaise with neighbours and discuss sensitive areas and buffer zones and how they affect intended spraying programs, well before spraying commences.
- A naturally occurring fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, known commercially as Green Guard®, is appropriate for use on organic farms. The fungus should be applied when the locust hoppers are in the early stages so there is time for it to kill a large proportion of the locusts. Unlike other pesticides it takes several days to have an effect and it will not protect plants if significant damage is already occurring or is imminent.