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A NON-DIAPAUSE STRAIN OF THE MIGRATORY GRASSHOPPER, MELANOPLUS SANGUINIPES (ORTHOPTERA: ACRIDIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

R. Pickford  and
R. L. Randell
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Abstract

A non-diapause strain of the migratory grasshopper, Melanoplus sanguinipes (Fabr.), has been developed over the past 12 years by selecting for rearing those grasshoppers that hatched from eggs not previously cooled. Because this strain can be reproduced at the rate of six to seven generations per year it is proving to be a useful experimental animal.

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Research Article
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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 101 , Issue 8 , August 1969 , pp. 894 - 896
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1969

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