Overwintering biology and morphological characteristics of the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria after outbreaks on Iheya Island, Japan

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 165-174

  Yamagishi, Masaaki ^a   Tanaka, Seiji ^b  

^a Okinawa Prefectural Plant Protection Center Miyakojima   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diapause; Locusta migratoria; Outbreaks; Overwintering; Phase polyphenism

Indexed keywords

LOCUSTA MIGRATORIA; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 67650420208     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2009.165     Document Type: Article

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