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Control of Pest Grasshoppers in North America

Insects, 2020
Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) frequently inflict damage on millions of hectares of western rangelands and crops. The main method of controlling grasshopper outbreaks consists of covering their infestations with chemical insecticides.
Wahid H. Dakhel, Stefan T. Jaronski, Scott Schell   +2 more
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Assessment on Potential Suitable Habitats of the Grasshopper Oedaleus decorus asiaticus in North China based on MaxEnt Modeling and Remote Sensing Data

Insects, 2023
Grasshopper populations can quickly grow to catastrophic levels, causing a huge amount of damage in a short time. Oedaleus decorus asiaticus (Bey-Bienko) (O. d.
Zhongxiang Sun, Huichun Ye, Wenjiang Huang, Erden Qimuge, Huiqing Bai, Chaojia Nie, Longhui Lu, Binxiang Qian, Bo Wu   +8 more
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The impact of a kinetic façade on the lighting performance and energy efficiency of a public building: the case of Dubai frame

International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 2023
This paper proposes a novel framework for selecting a kinetic system strategy to enhance the performance of the building while preserving its architectural concepts.
Areen Alawaysheh, Hanan Taleb, Mays Kayed   +2 more
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Collision‐Resilient Winged Drones Enabled by Tensegrity Structures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Based on structures of birds such as the woodpeck, this article presents the collision‐resilient aerial robot, SWIFT. SWIFT leverages tensegrity structures in the fuselage and wings which allow it to undergo large deformations in a crash, without sustaining damage. Experiments show that SWIFT can reduce impact forces by 70% over conventional structures.
Omar Aloui, Raphael Zufferey, William Stewart, Mohammad Askari, Simon Jeger, Dario Floreano   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relationships between Plant Diversity and Grasshopper Diversity and Abundance in the Little Missouri National Grassland

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2011
A continuing challenge in orthopteran ecology is to understand what determines grasshopper species diversity at a given site. In this study, the objective was to determine if variation in grasshopper abundance and diversity between 23 sites in western ...
David H. Branson
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Multimodal Locomotion in Insect‐Inspired Microrobots: A Review of Strategies for Aerial, Surface, Aquatic, and Interfacial Motion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review identifies key design considerations for insect‐inspired microrobots capable of multimodal locomotion. To draw inspiration, biological and robotic strategies for moving in air, on water surfaces, and underwater are examined, along with approaches for crossing the air–water interface.
Mija Jovchevska, Kaushik Jayaram, Nicole Xu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D‐Printing Aided Rapid Prototyping of Pretensioned Tensegrity Structures for Robotic Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Printing, injection molding, and assembly (PMA) is a method for rapid prototyping mesoscale, topologically complex, and tensioned tensegrity structures. In combination with PMA method, two mold design strategies: modular mold and compact channel layout, enable efficiency and scalability for tensegrity fabrication.
Yi Sun, Jan Petrš, Omar Aloui, Dario Floreano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

World’s Best Practice Locust and Grasshopper Management: Accurate Forecasting and Early Intervention Treatments Using Reduced Chemical Pesticide

Agronomy
World’s Best Practice management of locusts and grasshoppers requires accurate forecasting that helps determine where and when surveys are preferentially conducted so that infestations can be found quickly as part of ensuring early intervention ...
David Hunter
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Common Grasshoppers in Florida

EDIS, 1997
This document provides an overview of common grasshopper species in Florida, highlighting their abundance, life cycles, and feeding habits. It introduces researchers and laypeople to various species, such as the Green Slantfaced Grasshopper, Southern ...
J.L. Capinera
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Grasshoppers

Castlemaine Naturalist, 1980
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
openaire   +1 more source