A recent FAO Feature Story entitled “How Somalia used biopesticides to win against desert locusts” describes how, during the 2019-2022 desert locust crisis, the Government of Somalia, together with FAO, used biopesticides and insect growth regulators to control these pests, setting an example for locust management worldwide. Biopesticides are mass-produced, biologically-based agents used for the control of plant pests. One fungus, Metarhizium acridum, used in Somalia has proven to be particularly effective in controlling locusts by feeding on the targeted insects, killing them in a week or two. See https://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1604415/ (in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) or contact [email protected] for more information.