Journal of Orthoptera Research, Vol. 21, No. 2 (2012), pp. 269-277 (9 pages) Shorthorn grasshoppers (Orthoptera:Acrididae) are the most economically important pests of rangeland throughout much of ...

A newly discovered grasshopper by University of Central Florida scientists now bears the name of Grammy-award winning singer and activist Ana Lila Downs Sanchez. The scientists named the new species ...

Almost 400 native species of grasshoppers inhabit the Western United States, though only a small fraction (about 12 species) are considered pests. Grasshoppers compete with cattle and other herbivores ...

A well-curated collection of local grasshoppers is useful for identification and display. Insect taxonomists often identify species by comparing unknown specimens with identified museum specimens.

In 1980, a single male grasshopper was collected on the island of São Nicolau in Cape Verde. No one knew then that this moment would mark the only sighting of a species that would soon be considered ...

Distribution Atlas for Grasshoppers and the Mormon Cricket in Wyoming Although the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has conducted rangeland ...

The Pictured Grasshopper, also known as the Rainbow or Painted Grasshopper, is one of the few grasshopper species exhibiting warning coloration of red and yellow to signal its unpalatability to ...

For the last five years, Dr. JoVonn Hill — a country music fan — and his colleagues have made scientific expeditions to the area. It's an area that's now revealed an extraordinary discovery, as SWNS ...

New research combines analytical tools and a nondestructive method to examine museum collections of various grasshopper species and reveal their dietary patterns, even decades after the collection of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Funding constraints highlight the need for efficient approaches to manage wildlife habitat. One such approach is to monitor a single species ...