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A possible relationship between outbreaks of the oriental migratory locust ( Locusta migratoria manilensis Meyen) in China and the El Niño episodes
Author(s) -
Zhang Zhibin,
Li Dianmo
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
ecological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1440-1703
pISSN - 0912-3814
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1703.1999.t01-1-143305.x
Subject(s) - locust , migratory locust , outbreak , china , biology , geography , zoology , acrididae , ecology , botany , orthoptera , virology , archaeology
We investigated the statistical relationship between outbreaks of the oriental migratory locust ( Locusta migratoria manilensis Meyen) in the Huang Ho and Huai Ho regions of China and El Niño episodes during 1905–1959, and discussed how El Niño affects locust outbreaks. The outbreaks of the locust mostly occurred 1–2 years after the El Niño episodes. El Niño was suggested to affect the locust outbreaks by changing the precipitation and air temperature in Northern China.