Comment from Global Locust Initiative
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Summary: The Global Locust Initiative (GLI) at Arizona State University supports the proposed suppression program but recommends specific amendments to Alternative 4. They advocate for a formalized framework to register and adopt the specialist biopesticide Metarhizium acridum, requesting a clear distinction between generalist and specialist strains and a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis comparing biopesticides to chemical pesticides.
Please see the attached comment from the Global Locust Initiative (GLI) at Arizona State University (ASU). The views expressed in this comment represent the scientific consensus of the researchers at the GLI and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASU.