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Outbreaks of Camnula pellucida (Scudder), (Orthoptera: Acrididae), in Relation to Native Grasslands and Cereal Crops in Saskatchewan1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

P. W. Riegert ,
R. Pickford  and
L. G. Putnam
P. W. Riegert
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
R. Pickford
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
L. G. Putnam
Affiliation:
Research Station, Canada Department of Agriculture, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Abstract

Observations on the occurrence of Camnula pellucida (Scudder) on native grasslands in Saskatchewan indicated that such areas did not support large populations of this species except on the margins where these were adjacent to cereal crops. This supports the view that large-scale infestations arise when both a food habitat (cereals) and an oviposition habitat (short grass) are readily available to the insects.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 97 , Issue 5 , May 1965 , pp. 508 - 514
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1965

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