antilocust

Adjective

antilocust (not comparable)

1. Destroying or opposing locusts.
   • From the point of view of organization, war conditions proved to be, paradoxically, more favorable for an anti-locust campaign than normal times. The importance of safeguarding vital food supplies, both for the troops and the population, became a powerful factor in obtaining the willing cooperation...1942 December 15 (date delivered), B[oris] P[etrovitch] Uvarov, “The Locust Plague”, in Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution […] (publication 3776), Washington, D.C....
   • The aircraft is specially equipped for antilocust spraying operations. In addition a Cessna-type aircraft also equipped for spraying is proceeding from Iran to Afghanistan. Both aircraft have been participating in U.S. Government antilocust assistance efforts in Iran.1962 May 29, “U.S. Helps Afghanistan Fight Locust Menace [press release 342]”, in The Department of State Bulletin (publication 7389), volume XLVI, number 1199, Washington, D.C.: Office of Public...