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2. Grasshopper - Wikipedia

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   Biological control is being investigated, and spores of the protozoan parasite Nosema locustae can be used mixed with bait to control grasshoppers, being more effective with immature insects. [84] On a small scale, neem products can be effective as a feeding deterrent and as a disruptor of nymphal development.

3. Locust - Wikipedia

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   These insects are usually solitary, but under certain circumstances they become more abundant and change their behaviour and habits, becoming gregarious. No taxonomic distinction is made between locust and grasshopper species; the basis for the definition is whether a species forms swarms under intermittently suitable conditions; this has ...

4. Entomophaga grylli - Wikipedia

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   Entomophaga grylli is a fungal pathogen which infects and kills grasshoppers.It is the causal agent of one of the most widespread diseases affecting grasshoppers. This is sometimes known as summit disease because infected insects climb to the upper part of a plant and grip the tip of the stem as they die; this ensures widespread dispersal of the fungal spores. [1]

5. Desert locust - Wikipedia

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   The desert locust is a species of orthopteran in the family Acrididae, subfamily Cyrtacanthacridinae. [2] There are two subspecies, one called Schistocerca gregaria gregaria, the better known and of huge economic importance, located north of the equator, and the other, Schistocerca gregaria flaviventris, [9] [10] which has a smaller range in south-west Africa and is of less economic importance ...

6. Mole cricket - Wikipedia

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   Mole crickets are members of the insect family Gryllotalpidae, in the order Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locusts, and crickets). Mole crickets are cylindrical-bodied, fossorial insects about 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) long as adults, with small eyes and shovel-like fore limbs highly developed for burrowing. They are present in many parts of the world ...

7. 10 Animals That Unintentionally Kill Themselves - AOL

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   Aphids are tiny, plant-sucking insects, but when danger strikes, some take self-defense to an explosive level. ... The grasshopper, under the parasite's control, jumps into a pond or river and ...