Insects, 2022 Grasshoppers mainly threaten natural grassland vegetation and crops. Therefore, it is of great significance to understand the relationship between environmental factors and grasshopper occurrence.
Longhui Lu +9 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 Diets essentially affect the ecological distribution of insects, and may contribute to or even accelerate pest plague outbreaks. The grasshopper, Oedaleus asiaticus B-Bienko (OA), is a persistent pest occurring in northern Asian grasslands. Migration and
Shuang Li +10 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Grasshopper eggs overwinter in soil for almost half a year. Changes in soil temperature and moisture have a substantial effect on grasshopper eggs, especially temperature and moisture extremes.
Tingjuan Wu +3 more
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Nosema locustae (Protozoa, Microsporidia), a Biological Agent for Locust and Grasshopper Control
Agronomy, 2021 Effective locust and grasshopper control is crucial as locust invasions have seriously threatened crops and food security since ancient times. However, the preponderance of chemical insecticides, effective and widely used today, is increasingly ...
Long Zhang, Michel Lecoq
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The improved grasshopper optimization algorithm and its applications
Scientific Reports, 2021 Grasshopper optimization algorithm (GOA) proposed in 2017 mimics the behavior of grasshopper swarms in nature for solving optimization problems. In the basic GOA, the influence of the gravity force on the updated position of every grasshopper is not ...
Peng Qin, Hongping Hu, Zhengmin Yang
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Locust and Grasshopper Management.
Annual Review of Entomology, 2019 Locusts and grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) are among the most dangerous agricultural pests. Their control is critical to food security worldwide and often requires governmental or international involvement.
Long Zhang +3 more
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Combining the Optimized Maximum Entropy Model to Detect Key Factors in the Occurrence of Oedaleus decorus asiaticus in the Typical Grasslands of Central and Eastern Inner Mongolia [PDF]
InsectsGrasshoppers pose a significant threat to both natural grassland vegetation and crops. Therefore, comprehending the relationship between environmental factors and grasshopper occurrence is of paramount importance.
Xiaolong Ding +8 more
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How often are ecosystems top‐down controlled? Experiments in grassland, grasshopper, and bird systems over time and space [PDF]
EcosphereEcosystems are frequently considered to be controlled by predation (top‐down). Experiments examined this in four bird/spider/grasshopper/prairie habitats over 34 years, employing in each habitat three 100 m2 bird exclosures and controls (121 habitat/year
Gary E. Belovsky, Jennifer B. Slade
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Towards a better understanding of the genus Scelimena (Orthoptera, Tetrigidae, Scelimeninae): New insights and notes on the taxonomy, ecology, and physiology of the genus in Peninsular Malaysia [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2023 One of the two Scelimena Serville, 1838 species described from Peninsular Malaysia, Scelimena gombakensis Muhammad, Tan & Skejo, 2018 occupies a wide distributional range across the country, contrary to the range described in the original ...
Amira Aqilah Muhammad +3 more
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Perception and knowledge of grasshoppers among indigenous communities in tropical forest areas of southern Cameroon: Ecosystem conservation, food security, and health [PDF]
Journal of Orthoptera Research, 2021 The increased attention given to health, food security, and biodiversity conservation in recent years should bring together conventional scientists and indigenous people to share their knowledge systems for better results.
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