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Plague locust operations - Procedures

NSW DPI procedures for use in plague locust operations. Other relevant documents for emergency management are located at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/emergency/management.

Please direct any enquiries regarding these procedures to emergency.preparedness@dpi.nsw.gov.au

Procedures

  • Deployment and use of insecticide misters for plague locust control  51.0 KB
  • Aerial control of plague locusts (V3)  173.0 KB
  • Engaging contractors for ground control of plague locusts (V3)  62.2 KB
  • Environmental considerations in a locust control response (V4)  117.3 KB
  • Ground control of plague locusts (V3)  89.6 KB
  • Information management in plague locust response  64.7 KB
  • Insecticide management for plague locusts (V4)  147.3 KB
  • Plague locusts emergency operation centres  78.7 KB
  • Surveillance of plague locusts (V3)  121.3 KB

Role descriptions

  • Locust Commissioner  29.7 KB
  • Forward Command Post  60.0 KB
  • Local logistics section  63.3 KB
  • Local operations section  38.2 KB
  • Local planning section  44.4 KB
  • State and Local Controllers  38.3 KB
  • State logistics section  64.0 KB
  • State operations section  41.1 KB
  • State planning section  61.6 KB

Task profiles

  • Aerial spotting (V5) 
  • Aerial surveillance (V5) 
  • Agricultural operations with spotter aircraft (V4) 
  • Agricultural operations without spotter aircraft (V4) 

Emergency management

  • See also Emergency management procedures.
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