Corn-field grasshopper
Sphenarium purpurascens (Spanish: Chapulín de milpa and Portuguese: Gafanhoto-do-milho, i.e., corn-field grasshopper), is a grasshopper species in the genus Sphenarium found in Mexico and Guatemala.
Corn-field grasshopper | |
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Chapulín de la milpa (Sphenarium purpurascens) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Orthoptera |
Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
Genus: | Sphenarium |
Species: | S. purpurascens
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Binomial name | |
Sphenarium purpurascens Charpentier, 1842
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Subspecies | |
Sphenarium purpurascens minimum Bruner, L. 1906
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The harvesting of the grasshoppers in Mexico for human consumption can be a way for managing pest outbreaks.[1] Such strategies allow decreased use of pesticide and create a source of income for farmers.
References
- ↑ Harvesting grasshoppers Sphenarium purpurascens in Mexico for human consumption: A comparison with insecticidal control for managing pest outbreaks. René Cerritos and Zenón Cano-Santana, Crop Protection, March–May 2008, Volume 27, Issues 3–5, Pages 473–480,