An updated and validated model for predicting the performance of a biological control agent for the oriental migratory locust.

We validated the model in six provinces in China, representing the three agro-ecological zones largely representative of the oriental migratory locust problem areas in China, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Whilst further validation work is needed, this model could be used in these countries to assess, at a fine spatial scale, the appropriateness of M. anisopliae for controlling the oriental migratory locust. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.