Studies on habitats and life cycle of African Migratory Locust Locusta migratoria migratoroides (Reiche and Fairmaire) (Orthoptera: Acridoidea) in the desert area of Lasbela, Balochistan

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 111-116

  Moizuddin, Mohammad ^a  

^a Trop Agricultural Research Centre   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Annual generations; Balochistan; Eggs diapause; Grasshopper; Lasbela; Locusta migratoria migratoroides; Orthoptera; Seasonal emergence of hoppers and adults

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; HABITAT SELECTION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SEASONALITY;

LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA;

EID: 0033451466     PISSN: 00309923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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