"ملف ٣٧/١٦ مسائل متنوعة. تقارير شهرية عن واقعات الجراد الصحراوي في البحرين - تقديم -" [و‎‎٢‎٠‎٠] (٦١٢/٣٩٩)

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The data on the Desert Locust which appeared
in Bahrain in April 1941.
All actual records of swarms of winded locusts
observed at various points of the country
with the dates of their appearance, their
colour(pink or yellow) and the direction
of the flight.
Whether the swarms alighted, for
how long and whether they fed on wild
or cultivated plants.
Notes on the weather preceding
and accompanying the appearance
of each swarm.
All actual records of the places
where eggs have been laid,either
by local swarms or by the invading
ones with indication as to the
.extent of the infested areas, and the
general character of their soil and
vegetation.
Data on the period during which
locusts eggs have been observed
actually to lie in the ground
before hatching, and on the whether
conditions during the period,
especially immediately before and
during the hatching.
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4.
1. V/inged locusts
h&ppEXsit in small
numbers appeared at
the south end of
Bahrain Island in. on
various dates in
April.Colour yellow.
Direction of flight
South West.
Swarms alighted for a
short time only,and fed
on wild vegetation.
The locusts
south wind,
rain.
appeared v/ith
Cloudy but no
No eggs laid.They remained
on the outskirts of the
island and did not reach
date gardens. Soil sandy
and vegetation is the usual
desert plants growing in
winter.
5. Nil
Records of all localities where
hatching and the bands of young
locusts (hoppers) have been
observed.
B. Specimens.
C. Past invasions
D. Local methods of iEEai
locust control.
S. Printed matter relating to
locusts locally available.
6. No hatching has been
observed but a very few
hoppers were noticed
along with the winged
locusts.wkiEkxxhsxtiy
B. None available.
C. No information available.
D. No method but that when the
locusts appear the garden
owners make noise with emptyf-
tins on the walls of their
own gardens to make them
take some other direction.
Some are brought down ?/ith
brooms and eaten.
E. Nil
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