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'''''Nosema locustae''''' is a [[microsporidium]] [[ |
'''''Nosema locustae''''' is a [[microsporidium]] [[fungus|fungi]] that is used to kill [[grasshopper]]s.<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> |
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== Effects on grasshoppers == |
== Effects on grasshoppers == |
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Nosema locustae is a microsporidium fungi that is used to kill grasshoppers.[1]
When consumed, N. locustae affects the digestive system of a grasshopper, eventually killing it; it is also transferable from a deceased infected grasshopper that is consumed.[2] In a study done at Linkoping 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.[3]
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