蝗虫是给农作物和草场造成严重危害的昆虫。长期以来，蝗虫的灭治一直依靠化学药剂喷洒，生物防治还处于刚刚起步阶段。从２０ 世纪７０ 年代起，就已在北非、澳大利亚等地，开始应用卫星遥感图像Ｌａｎｄｓａｔ／ＭＳＳ、ＴＭ 及ＮＯＡＡ／ＡＶＨＲＲ对蝗虫栖息、生长和繁殖的生境进行监测，研究蝗虫生境的绿度，以推断可能发生蝗灾的区域。进入２０ 世纪９０ 年代以来，遥感技术与地理信息系统（ＧＩＳ）技术的结合，在蝗虫的监测中正得到日益广泛的应用。扼要论述了这些方面的研究进展。 Locusts are insects that cause serious damage to crops and pastures. For a long time, the treatment of locusts has been relying on chemical spraying, biological control is still in its infancy. Since the 1970s, the remote sensing images Landsat / MSS, TM and NOAA / AVHRR have been used to monitor habitat, growth and reproduction of locusts in North Africa and Australia. Extrapolate areas where locusts may be affected. Since the 1990s, the combination of remote sensing technology and geographic information system (GIS) technology has been increasingly used in the monitoring of locusts. The research progress of these aspects is briefly discussed.