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Tests on Locust Baits in Somalia*
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 July 2009
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Throughout the world, wheat bran seems to have been the most popular carrier for locust and grasshopper baits. Wheat bran has, however, always been difficult to obtain in East Africa in sufficient quantity for large scale campaigns, and wartime conditions coinciding with a large outbreak of Schistocerca gregaria have made the position even more acute.
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* The East African shilling is equivalent to the English shilling and is divided into 100 cents.
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