This paper is a compilation of abstracts of 91 published articles on the red locust, Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serville) for the period 1940–1998. The summaries have been compiled from material held in the library of IRLCO-CSA at Ndola, Zambia and the University of Zambia, Lusaka. The articles deal with different aspects of the biology, ecology and control of the red locust with about equal coverage.