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FEEDING HABITS AND FOOD PREFERENCES OF MELANOPLUS BIVITTATUS AND M. FEMURRUBRUM (ORTHOPTERA: ACRIDIDAE)12

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

C. G. Bailey  and
M. K. Mukerji
C. G. Bailey
Affiliation:
Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba
M. K. Mukerji
Affiliation:
Research Station, Agriculture Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
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Abstract

The feeding habits of Melanoplus bivittatus (Say) and M. femurrubrum (DeGeer) in an Ontario grassland were investigated by analyzing crop contents. The study revealed that both species are mixed feeders which prefer forbs over grasses. Both species ingested a wide range of host plants in the field, showing preferences for some species over others. Differential growth and mortality resulted when grasshoppers were reared on different host plants.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 108 , Issue 11 , November 1976 , pp. 1207 - 1212
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1976

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