|
|
Removing spam
|
||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
== Effects on grasshoppers == |
== Effects on grasshoppers == |
||
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>http://www.goodbug.com/nolobait.html</ref>; it is also transferable from a deceased infected grasshopper that is consumed.<ref>{{cite web |url= |
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>http://www.goodbug.com/nolobait.html</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 [[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.<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 == |
== Farm Application == |
||
| Nosema locustae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Division: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: |
N. locustae
|
| Binomial name | |
| Nosema locustae Canning, 1953 | |
Nosema locustae is a microsporidium fungi 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 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.[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]
