The desert locust, Schistocerca gregaria, and its control in the land of Israel and the Near East in antiquity, with some reflections on its appearance in Israel in modern times

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-32

  Nevo, David ^a  

^a EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Babylonian Talmud; Bible; Desert locust; Gregarious phase; Halakhah; Jerusalem (Palestinian) Talmud; Midrash (Aggadah); Mishna; Plagues; Plant pests; Rabbinical sources; Recession; Schistocerca gregaria: outbreak; Solitary phase; Transient phase; Upsurge

Indexed keywords

EID: 5844276669     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02981450     Document Type: Article

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