migratory locust


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Noun1.Migratory locust - Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetationmigratory locust - Old World locust that travels in vast swarms stripping large areas of vegetation
Locusta migratoria
locust - migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae
genus Locusta, Locusta - a genus of Acrididae
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Influence of soil moisture on egg cold hardiness in the migratory locust Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae).
Population fluctuation of Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in the Yucatan Peninsula and its relation with the environmental conditions
Considered as fearsome plagues in agriculture, desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria and the migratory locust Locusta migratoria are known since antiquity and its invasions constitute a major phenomenon that is perceived by Saizonou [25], as apocalyptic, a phenomenon, which is not new.
Biological activity of Calotropis procera Ait on mortality and haemogram of Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal, 1775) and Locusta migratoria (Linne, 1758)
The subspecies Locusta migratoria migratoria (Figure 3) is the only migratory locust that regularly invaded central Europe.
An ocean of locusts--the perception and control of insect pests in Prussian Brandenburg (1700-1850)
The first of these is considered to be the most dangerous migratory locust in the Americas.
Dynamic simulation model of Central American locust Schistocerca piceifrons (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
americana, while the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria (L.), an African species has been experimentally infected with the nematode (Cram 1931, 1932, 1937; Fink et al.
Medical and veterinary importance of grasshoppers, katydids, and crickets (Hexapoda: Orthoptera)
Hakomori T, Tanaka S (1992) Genetic control of diapause and other developmental traits in Japanese strains of the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria L.: univoltine vs.
Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) embryos monitor neighboring eggs for hatching synchrony
Drought and an exceptional outbreak of the Oriental migratory locust, Locusta migratoria manilensis (Meyen 1835) in Indonesia (Orthoptera: Acrididae).
Occurrence of Tropidacris collaris (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Romaleidae) damaging Casuarina glauca (Casuarinaceae) plants in the municipality of central Bahia, Brazil
Migratory Locust (Locusta migratoria capito) have formed up and moved out of
Locust swarms threaten agriculture in Madagascar
In this study inhibitory effects of 3 species of plants (Polygonum aviculare, Tamarisk spp., and Echinochloa crusgalli) individually and combined with each other on some morphological and physiological factors of migratory locust (Locusta migratoria L.) such as the length of femur, the number of laid eggs, the percentage of hatched eggs.
Bayesian network and pest management: a case study of trap plants on locust population
A number of grasshopper species are a major problem in the north and west of China and, along with the Asian migratory locust, often invade China from neighboring countries, particularly Mongolia and Kazakhstan.
Management of locusts and grasshoppers in China
Aerial treatment of the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria (L.) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) with Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) in Australia.
Reduction of feeding by Schistocerca piceifrons piceifrons (Orthoptera: Acrididae), following infection by Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum
The mortality being evident from day 7 onwards is similar to the mortality seen during hot weather against the Australian migratory locust (Hunter et al.
The efficacy of Metarhizium acridum against nymphs of the Italian locust, Calliptamus italicus (L.) (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Uzbekistan and Georgia

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