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Black locust is a shade-intolerant species [17] and therefore is typical of young woodlands and disturbed areas where sunlight is plentiful and the soil is dry. In this sense, black locust can be considered a weed tree. It also spreads by underground shoots or suckers, which contributes to the weedy character of this species. [9]
Megacyllene robiniae, commonly known as the locust borer, is a species of longhorn beetle endemic to eastern North America. It is a serious pest of Robinia pseudoacacia, the black locust tree, with which it is sympatric.
Locust tree can mean: Any of a number of tree species in the genera Gleditsia or Robinia, including: Honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), a leguminous tree with pods having a sweet, edible pulp; Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), a leguminous tree with toxic pods; Water locust (Gleditsia aquatica), a leguminous tree with one seed per pod
Robinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, tribe Robinieae, native to North America.Commonly known as locusts, [2] they are deciduous trees and shrubs growing 4–25 metres (13–82 ft) tall.
Australian plague locust nymph (fourth instar) Dense hopper band of desert locusts. Aiolopus simulatrix – Sudan plague locust of eastern Sudan; Anacridium aegyptium – Egyptian locust of Europe, northern Africa and Central Asia; Anacridium melanorhodon – Sahelian tree locust of Sahel region of Africa
Fulvifomes robiniae, commonly called the cracked cap polypore, is a fungus of the family of Hymenochaetaceae.The fungus primarily infests black locusts, aided by openings caused by Megacyllene robiniae infestation, but also grows on various other trees such as Carya, oak, and Acacia.
Orthoptera (from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós) 'straight' and πτερά (pterá) 'wings') is an order of insects that comprises the grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets, including closely related insects, such as the bush crickets or katydids and wētā.
The honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), also known as the thorny locust or thorny honeylocust, is a deciduous tree in the family Fabaceae, native to central North America where it is mostly found in the moist soil of river valleys. [4] Honey locust trees are highly adaptable to different environments, and the species has been introduced ...