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| regnum = [[fungus|Fungi]]
| divisio = [[Microsporidia]]
| classis = [[Dihaplophasea]]
| ordo = [[Dissociodihaplophasida]]
| familia = [[Nosematidae]]
| genus = ''[[Nosema (fungus)|Nosema]]''
| species = ''N. locustae''
| binomial = ''Nosema locustae''
| binomial_authority = Canning, 1953
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'''''Nosema locustae''''' is a [[microsporidium]] [[fungus]] that is used to kill [[grasshopper]]s, caterpillars, some corn borers and crickets.<ref>{{cite book|title=Insect Pathology |year=2012 |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=978-0-12-384984-7 |page=5 |edition=2nd |editor1=Vega, Fernando E. |editor2=Kaya, Harry K.}}</ref>
==Effects on Grasshoppers==▼
==References==▼
When consumed, ''N. locustae'' affects the digestive system of a grasshopper through a buildup in the gut, eventually killing it by creating lethargy and a lack of appetite;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goodbug.com/nolobait.html |title=M&R Durango, Inc. Insectary - Nolo Bait™ |website=www.goodbug.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610054900/http://www.goodbug.com/nolobait.html |archive-date=2010-06-10}} </ref> it is also transferable from a deceased infected grasshopper that is consumed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/reg_actions/registration/fs_PC-117001_01-Oct-00.pdf |title=''Nosema Locustae'' (117001) Fact Sheet |publisher=U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |date=October 2000 |accessdate=2013-08-30}}</ref> In a study done at [[Linköping University]] using ''N. locustae'' and a central [[Ethiopian]] grasshopper species, 55% of the grasshoppers that were not inoculated reached adulthood, while only 19% of the ones that were inoculated did.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Habtewold |first=T.|author2=Landin, J. |author3=Wennergen, U. |author4= Bergman, K.O. | title=Life Table for the Tef Grasshopper, ''Aiolopus longicornis'', under Laboratory Conditions and Demographic Effects of the Pathogen ''Nosema locustae'' |journal=Biological Control |date=December 1995 |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=497–502 |doi=10.1006/bcon.1995.1059}}</ref>
== Farm Application ==
The spores are typically applied to a carrier, usually wheat bran, and can be spread through the use of a variety of devices. Typical application is one pound per acre, at a rate of 1 billion plus spores.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goodbug.com/nolobait.html |title=M&R Durango, Inc. Insectary - Nolo Bait™ |website=www.goodbug.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610054900/http://www.goodbug.com/nolobait.html |archive-date=2010-06-10}} </ref>
▲== References ==
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Nosema locustae is a microsporidium fungus that is used to kill grasshoppers, caterpillars, some corn borers and crickets.[1]
When consumed, N. locustae affects the digestive system of a grasshopper through a buildup in the gut, eventually killing it by creating lethargy and a lack of appetite;[2] it is also transferable from a deceased infected grasshopper that is consumed.[3] In a study done at Linköping University using N. locustae and a central Ethiopian grasshopper species, 55% of the grasshoppers that were not inoculated reached adulthood, while only 19% of the ones that were inoculated did.[4]
The spores are typically applied to a carrier, usually wheat bran, and can be spread through the use of a variety of devices. Typical application is one pound per acre, at a rate of 1 billion plus spores.[5]
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