Schistocerca
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Schistocerca is a genus of grasshoppers, commonly called bird grasshoppers, many of which swarm as locusts. The best known species is probably the desert locust, and trans-Atlantic flight may explain
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Desert locust
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The desert locust is a species of locust in the grasshopper family, Acrididae. A periodically swarming, short-horned bird grasshopper, it is found primarily in the deserts and dry areas of northern an
Schistocerca
…Schistocerca is a genus of grasshoppers, commonly called bird grasshoppers, many of which swarm as locusts. The best known species is probably the desert locust (S. gregaria), and trans-Atlantic flight may explain the biogeography of some locust species. The Orthoptera Species File lists…
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Dense hopper band in Sudan
Seasonal breeding areas and swarm movements of desert locust during the invasion periods (modified from Pedgley, 1981). Red: summer breeding area with hopper bands present from July to September and direction of swarms (arrows) from August to October. Blue: winter breeding area with hopper bands present from October to February and direction of swarms (arrows) from December to March. Green: spring breeding area with hopper bands present from March to May and direction of swarms (arrows) from April to July. In light grey, the recession area; the light and dark grey together represent the invasion area (Modified from Pedgley, 1981).