Who is responsible for the control of locusts?
Under the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998, landholders are required to monitor their property for locusts and report hatchings and sightings to their local Livestock Health and Pest Authority (LHPA). Landholders are also required to treat “banding” locusts using appropriate on-ground control measures. Locusts do not respect property boundaries or even state boundaries, so it’s crucial that we all work together in controlling outbreaks. Livestock Health and Pest Authorities (LHPA) lead the local coordination and outbreak monitoring and provide advice on locust activity and control. LHPAs are the point of contact for locust reporting and work closely with landholders on local operations, including the supply of insecticide for on-farm control. Industry & Investment NSW handles State-wide monitoring, surveillance and coordination as well as major control operations which present a major threat to state agriculture. The state-wide campaign is coordinated through the Plague Locust Managemen
