No Current APLC Control
The APLC is not currently carrying out any locust control activities.
The Locust Bulletins contain summary information on the dates, locations and insecticides used in previous control campaigns.
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Locust management advice
The APLC is not currently carrying out any locust control activities.
How the APLC controls locusts
The APLC control operations are designed to manage outbreaks or potential outbreaks of the Australian plague, spur-throated and migratory locusts which, in the opinion of the commission, represent a credible threat of damage to rural industries in more than one Member State.
APLC locust control operations
Locust control by the Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) is part of a national cost-shared response program of monitoring, forecasting, research and control to reduce the impact of major outbreaks on agriculture. Locust control in eastern Australia is the joint responsibility of stakeho
Communication and engagement
In line with its Charter the APLC undertakes a wide range of communication and engagement activities to provide information, advice and support to stakeholder agencies, landholders and the general community.
APLC activities
In accordance with the APLC Charter established by the five investing governments who have signed the APLC Memorandum of Understanding, the purpose of the APLC is to manage populations of the three defined pest species in situations where they have the potential to inflict significant damage to agricultural industries in more tha
APLC strategic control - commencing or ceasing operations
APLC Approach to Locust Population Management
The APLC’s mission is to reduce the credible threat of significant economic damage to agricultural production in a member State (Qld, NSW, Vic and SA) posed by locusts breeding in another member state.
APLC offices and contacts
Location of APLC bases
Locust control agents - livestock and crop residues
When undertaking control of locusts bands and swarms, the APLC applies very low doses of insecticide that degrade rapidly in the environment. To safeguard against the risk of excessive insecticide residues in grain or stock in areas where locust control agents have been applied, strict withholding periods or slaughter intervals are imposed.