Sexual differences in destructive capability and midgut enzyme activities in adult variegated grasshoppers Zonocerus variegatus (LINNAEUS, 1758) (Orthoptera: Pyrgomorphidae)

The variegated grasshopper Zonocerus variegatus is a polyphagous insect, feeding on numerous food and cash crops. The present study aimed to investigate the sexual variations in the destructive capability of the adult insects and the composition of leaves damaged by them, as well as in the levels of...

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Main Authors: Ademolu Kehinde O., Olusunmade Elijah, Adelabu Blessing, Idowu Adewunmi B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2016-12-01
Series:Polish Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/pjen-2016-0029