The red locust, Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serville) is one of the major plague locust species of serious potential threat to agriculture in Zambia. Two of its eight outbreak areas, Mweru wa Ntipa plains and the Kafue Flats, are found in Zambia. The Kafue Flats have now become more important because of high levels of locust activity, occasionally forming swarms. Locust control in Zambia has been mandated to the International Red Locust Control Organisation for Central and Southern Africa (IRLCO-CSA), a regional cooperative effort of 8 member countries. Regional cooperation for locust control has proved practical and economical for Zambia.
