Schistocerca americana

Schistocerca americana is a species of grasshopper in the family Acrididae known commonly as the American grasshopperSquitier, J. M. and J. L. Capinera. Schistocerca americana (Drury). Entomology and Nematology. University of Florida IFAS. and American bird grasshopper.Alborn, H. T., et al. (2007). Disulfooxy fatty acids from the American bird grasshopper Schistocerca americana, elicitors of plant volatiles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104(32) 12976-81. It is native to North America, where it occurs in the eastern United States, Mexico, and the Bahamas. Occasional, localized outbreaks of this grasshopper occur, and it is often referred to as a locust,Greenlee, K. J. and J. F. Harrison. (2004). Development of respiratory function in the American locust Schistocerca americana I. Across-instar effects. Journal of Experimental Biology 207(3) 497-508. though it lacks the true swarming form of its congener, the desert locust (S. gregaria).Thomas, M. C. The American grasshopper, Schistocerca americana americana (Drury) (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Entomology Circular No. 342. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. May, 1991.

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