University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan the GROSS and CELLULAR MORPHOLOGY of WING DEVELOPMENT

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan the GROSS and CELLULAR MORPHOLOGY of WING DEVELOPMENT THE GROSS AND CELLULAR MORPHOLOGY OF WING DEVELOPMENT IN THE GRASSHOPPER,MELANOPLUS LAKINUS, SCUDDER (ORTHOPTERA, ACRIDIDAE) Item Type text; Dissertation-Reproduction (electronic) Authors Bland, Roger G. Publisher The University of Arizona. Rights Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. Download date 01/10/2021 18:24:26 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/284888 This dissertation has been microfilmed exactly as received 67-12,193 BLAND, Roger Gladwin, 1939- THE GROSS AND CELLULAR MORPHOLOGY OF WING DEVELOPMENT IN THE GRASSHOPPER MELANOPLUS LAKINUS SCUDDER (ORTHOPTERA, ACRIDIDAE). University of Arizona, Ph.D., 1967 Entomology University Microfilms, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan THE GROSS AND CELLULAR MORPHOLOGY OF WING DEVELOPMENT IN THE GRASSHOPPER MELANOPLUS LAKINUS SCUDDER (ORTHOPTERA, ACRIDIDAE) by Roger Gladwin Bland A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 1967 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE I hereby recommend that this dissertation prepared under my direction by ROGER GLADWIN BLAND ~ entitled THE GROSS AND CELLULAR MORPHOLOGY OF WING DEVELOPMENT IN THE GRASSHOPPER MELANOPLUS LAKINUS SCUPPER (ORTHOPTERA. ACRIDIDAE) be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement of the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY /yd '/ Dissertation Director Date After inspection of the dissertation, the following members of the Final Examination Committee concur in its approval and recommend its acceptance:* 3 A • £7 /?6>7 37 /f?/7 y- - <>7 *This approval and acceptance is contingent on the candidate's adequate performance and defense of this dissertation at the final oral examination* The inclusion of this sheet bound into the library copy of the dissertation is evidence of satisfactory performance at the final examination. STATEMENT BY AUTHOR This dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for an advanced degree at The University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library, Brief quotations from this dissertation are allowable without special permission, provided that accurate acknowledgment of source is made. Requests for permission for extended quotation from or re­ production of this manuscript in whole or in part may be granted by the head of the major department or the Dean of the Graduate College when in his judgment the proposed use of the material is in the in­ terests of scholarship. In all other instances, however, permission must be obtained from the author. SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGMENTS X wish, to thank my research director, Dr. William L, Nutting, for his advice, guidance and the time and effort expended in reading and offering suggestions for strengthening the revisions. In addition, the critical review of the manuscript made by Dr. Floyd G. Werner is greatly appreciated. This investigation was supported through the University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station Projects 564 and 624 which have also contributed to the Western Regional Research Projects W-37 and W-92, respectively. X am indebted to Drs. Laurence A. Carruth and William L. Nutting for their role in obtaining these grants. I am also grateful to my wife, Kathryn, for her encouragement and for the thankless job of typing the manuscript during its for­ mative stages. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS V LIST OF TABLES vii ABSTRACT viii INTRODUCTION 1 MATERIALS AND METHODS 3 Rearing methods 3 Histological Procedures 4 Measurement of Growth 6 RESULTS 9 Duration of Instars 9 Occurrence of Macropterism 9 Histology of Wing Development 10 Third Ins tar 10 Fourth Ins tar 12 Fifth Instar 15 Adult 21 Modifications of the Cuticular Surface 25 Mitotic Activity 27 Increase in Cell Number 31 Morphometries of Wing Growth 35 DISCUSSION 50 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 56 LITERATURE CITED 59 iv LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page 1. Notal plates on the first day of the third instar .... 11 2. Transverse section of the inesonotum along line e-f of fig. 1 on the first day of the third instar showing cells with a minimum of cytoplasm at the apex of the wing 11 3. Posterolateral elongation of the meso- and metanotum on the second day of the third instar 11 4. Reversal of wing pads at ecdysis in the fourth instar 11 5. Transverse section of the forewing pad on the second day of the fourth instar showing the migration of several nuclei toward the middle membrane ...... 14 6. Transverse section of the hindwing pad on the fourth day of the fourth instar showing closely apposed epidermal cells and nuclei 14 7. Transverse section of the forewing pad on the fourth day of the fourth instar showing the laminated endocuticle and unidentified large particles in the granular molting fluid 14 8. Transverse section of the forewing pad on the third day of the fifth instar showing the elongated cells and nuclei 17 9. Transverse section of the hindwing pad on the fourth day of the fifth instar showing the separation of the epidermis from the cuticle 17 10. Transverse section of the forewing pad on the fifth day of the fifth instar illustrating the pro- cuticle, attenuated epidermal cells and dis­ placed nuclei 19 11. Transverse section of the forewing pad on the sixth day of the fifth instar showing the attenuated cells of the folded epidermis. v vi Figure Page 12. Transverse section of the hindwing pad on the sixth day of the fifth instar showing the columnar and cuboidal cells in the folded epidermis ........ 19 13. Transverse section of the hindwing pad on the eighth day of the fifth instar showing the presumed chromatolysis 22 14. Transverse section of the forewing pad on the eighth day of the fifth instar showing both the cuboidal and elongated epidermal cells 22 15. Transverse section of the tegmen just after ecdysis and before sclerotization and tanning have occurred 24 16. Longitudinal section of the tegmen one day after ecdysis showing the cuboidal epidermal cells and occasional processes . 24 17. Cuticular plaques in the third, fourth and fifth instars 24 18. Average mitotic activity observed during development of wing pads 29 19. The average number of mitoses observed every 2 hr in the fore- and hindwings of the third, fourth and fifth instars is summed for consecutive 24-hr periods after ecdysis. The increase in the number of nuclei recorded in the forewing at the same 24r-hr intervals is also plotted for comparison .... 36 20. Left tegmina and hindwings of brachypterous and macropterous adults 37 21. Average length and width of the forewing, hindwing and metathoiracic femur just after ecdysis in the third, fourth and fifth instars and in the adult ... 38 22.. Regression lines of the growth in length of the fore- and hindwing pads on the length of the metathoracic femur 47 23. Change in the coefficient of allometry of the fore- and hindwing pads of the third, fourth and fifth instars 48. LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. Sum of the average number of mitoses observed In squashes of wing pads of the third, fourth and fifth instars during consecutive 24-hr periods after ecdysis 32 2. Total number, increase in number and percent increase of nuclei in the forewing pads of the third, fourth and fifth instars 33 3. Percent increase in relative area of the wing pads of the fourth and fifth instars and of the adult wings when measured immediately after ecdysis .... 42 4. Statistical analysis of growth in length of the - - forewing pad on the inetathoracic femur 43 5. Statistical analysis of growth in length of the hindwing pad on the metathoracic femur 44 vii ABSTRACT Melanoplus lakinus ia a brachypterous grasshopper of Arizona rangeland that occasionally shows macropterism. Wing development is similar histologically to that in holometabolans, although the epidermal cells are less attenuated in this species. The cells extend to the middle membrane and generally are hot continuous with opposing cells. After the procuticle is secreted, they become extremely distorted. The middle membrane may be as much as 3g wide. Granular molting fluid occurs in large quantity and is prevalent during the last half of each instar. Chromatolysis may occur in the last stage of growth in the hindwing. On the surface of the wing pads, the polygonal cuticular plaques change to "shingled" rows in the last two instars. Two characteristics of mitotic activity in wing pads are re­ vealed: (1) mitoses occur in distinct bursts and at fluctuating low levels, and (2) mitosis begins while the epidermis is still attached to the endocuticle and continues at low levels after the deposition of the procuticle. Mitotic activity corresponds well with the increase in nuclei during each instar. The regression coefficient of wing length on hind femur length increases significantly during most instars. The large increase in wing length of the macropterous form occurs in the last instar and deviates greatly from simple allometric growth. viii INTRODUCTION An extensive literature deals with the morphology and genetics of wing development in insects. However, the studies have primarily involved holometabolous insects, perhaps due to their complex and more cryptic mode of growth, and relatively minor attention has been allotted to hemimetabolous forms. The present investigation describes the morpho­ genesis of wings in a hemimetabolan, Melanoplus lakinus Scudder, a normally brachypterous species of grasshopper. The section on histol­ ogy supports previous observations and adds new information involving epidermal activity. In addition, previously unreported characteristics of mitotic activity are described. Macropterous forms of this grass­ hopper are occasionally found and these variants facilitated comparisons between the growth of short and long wings.
Recommended publications
  • Invertebrate Distribution and Diversity Assessment at the U. S. Army Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site a Report to the U
    Invertebrate Distribution and Diversity Assessment at the U. S. Army Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site A report to the U. S. Army and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service G. J. Michels, Jr., J. L. Newton, H. L. Lindon, and J. A. Brazille Texas AgriLife Research 2301 Experiment Station Road Bushland, TX 79012 2008 Report Introductory Notes The invertebrate survey in 2008 presented an interesting challenge. Extremely dry conditions prevailed throughout most of the adult activity period for the invertebrates and grass fires occurred several times throughout the summer. By visual assessment, plant resources were scarce compared to last year, with few green plants and almost no flowering plants. Eight habitats and nine sites continued to be sampled in 2008. The Ponderosa pine/ yellow indiangrass site was removed from the study after the low numbers of species and individuals collected there in 2007. All other sites from the 2007 survey were included in the 2008 survey. We also discontinued the collection of Coccinellidae in the 2008 survey, as only 98 individuals from four species were collected in 2007. Pitfall and malaise trapping were continued in the same way as the 2007 survey. Sweep net sampling was discontinued to allow time for Asilidae and Orthoptera timed surveys consisting of direct collection of individuals with a net. These surveys were conducted in the same way as the time constrained butterfly (Papilionidea and Hesperoidea) surveys, with 15-minute intervals for each taxanomic group. This was sucessful when individuals were present, but the dry summer made it difficult to assess the utility of these techniques because of overall low abundance of insects.
    [Show full text]
  • Molecular Analysis of Grasshopper Populations to Aid in Prairie Restoration Efforts
    Molecular Analysis of Grasshopper Populations to aid in Prairie Restoration Efforts Molecular Analysis of Grasshopper Populations to aid in Prairie Restoration Efforts Brady Hurtgen and Levi Stodola Undergraduate Students, Applied Science Keywords: Prairie restoration, red-legged grasshoppers, Melanoplus femurrubrum, molecular analyses Abstract Although the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and non- government organizations have invested heavily in prairie restoration over the past decade, little effort had been made to evaluate whether insect species that inhabit these projects are also restored to pre-settlement diver- sity. To evaluate the effect of prairie restoration attempts on insect species diversity, eighty individual red-legged grasshoppers, Melanoplus femur- rubrum (DeGeer), were collected from 7 populations in 3 relic and 4 restored grasslands. Molecular analyses were designed to obtain gene sequence data by polymerase chain reactions (PCR) amplification and sequencing the mitochondrial genes cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) and cytochrome B (cytB). Sixty eight M. femurrubrum sequences obtain- ed for COI and fifty seven cytochrome b sequences were aligned and com- pared. These data may ultimately be used to improve the management of relic and restored grasslands. Introduction The last 150 years has proven devastating to the prairie ecosystems in the State of Wisconsin. Today, less than 0.1 percent of the original 2.1 million acres remains (Henderson & Sample, 1995). The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and other non-government agencies have been attempting to restore damaged lands back to their original prairie state. A prairie restoration is referred to “the purposeful assembly of plant and animal communities in order to reconstruct a stable ecosystem that is compositionally and functionally similar to that which originally existed” (Robertson, pg.
    [Show full text]
  • President's Message
    ISSN 2372-2517 (Online), ISSN 2372-2479 (Print) METALEPTEAMETALEPTEA THE NEWSLETTER OF THE ORTHOPTERISTS’ SOCIETY * Table of Contents is now clickable, which will President’s Message take you to a desired page. By MICHAEL SAMWAYS President [1] PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE [email protected] [2] SOCIETY NEWS n this age of decline of biodi- [2] New Editor’s Vision for JOR by versity worldwide, it is es- CORINNA S. BAZELET [3] Orthopteroids set to steal the spot- sential that we have in place light once again at ESA, 2015 by sentinels of change. We require DEREK A. WOLLER organisms to measure deterio- [4] Open Call for Proposals for Sympo- I ration of landscapes, but also sia, Workshops, Information Sessions at I ICO 2016 by MARCOS LHANO their improvement. Improvement can [5] Announcing the publication of be through land sparing (the setting “Jago’s Grasshoppers & Locusts of aside of land for the conservation of East Africa: An Identification Hand- biodiversity in an agricultural produc- book” by HUGH ROWELL focal species varies with area, but the tion landscape) and land sharing (the cross section of life history types is [8] REGIONAL REPORTS combining of production and conser- remarkably similar. [8] India by ROHINI BALAKRISHNAN vation within agricultural fields). We What this means, apart from the also need to measure optimal stocking [9] T.J. COHN GRANT REPORTS enormous practical value of grasshop- rates for domestic livestock. [9] Evaluating call variation and female pers, is that we need to keep abreast decisions in a lekking cricket by KIT It is fascinating how researchers of taxonomy, simply because we must KEANE around the world are finding that have actual identities.
    [Show full text]
  • Arizona Wildlife Notebook
    ARIZONA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ARIZONA WILDLIFE NOTEBOOK GARRY ROGERS Praise for Arizona Wildlife Notebook “Arizona Wildlife Notebook” by Garry Rogers is a comprehensive checklist of wildlife species existing in the State of Arizona. This notebook provides a brief description for each of eleven (11) groups of wildlife, conservation status of all extant species within that group in Arizona, alphabetical listing of species by common name, scientific names, and room for notes. “The Notebook is a statewide checklist, intended for use by wildlife watchers all over the state. As various individuals keep track of their personal observations of wildlife in their specific locality, the result will be a more selective checklist specific to that locale. Such information would be vitally useful to the State Wildlife Conservation Department, as well as to other local agencies and private wildlife watching groups. “This is a very well-documented snapshot of the status of wildlife species – from bugs to bats – in the State of Arizona. Much of it should be relevant to neighboring states, as well, with a bit of fine-tuning to accommodate additions and deletions to the list. “As a retired Wildlife Biologist, I have to say Rogers’ book is perhaps the simplest to understand, yet most comprehensive in terms of factual information, that I have ever had occasion to peruse. This book should become the default checklist for Arizona’s various state, federal and local conservation agencies, and the basis for developing accurate local inventories by private enthusiasts as well as public agencies. "Arizona Wildlife Notebook" provides a superb starting point for neighboring states who may wish to emulate Garry Rogers’ excellent handiwork.
    [Show full text]
  • Pinon Canyon Report 2007
    IIInnnvvveeerrrttteeebbbrrraaattteee DDDiiissstttrrriiibbbuuutttiiiooonnn aaannnddd DDDiiivvveeerrrsssiiitttyyy AAAsssssseeessssssmmmeennnttt aaattt ttthhheee UUU... SSS... AAArrrmmmyyy PPPiiinnnooonnn CCCaaannnyyyooonnn MMMaaannneeeuuuvvveeerrr SSSiiittteee PPPrrreeessseeennnttteeeddd tttooo ttthhheee UUU... SSS... AAArrrmmmyyy aaannnddd UUU... SSS... FFFiiissshhh aaannnddd WWWiiillldddllliiifffeee SSSeeerrrvvviiicceee BBByyy GGG... JJJ... MMMiiiccchhheeelllsss,,, JJJrrr...,,, JJJ... LLL... NNNeeewwwtttooonnn,,, JJJ... AAA... BBBrrraaazzziiilllllleee aaannnddd VVV... AAA... CCCaaarrrnnneeeyyy TTTeeexxxaaasss AAAgggrrriiiLLLiiifffeee RRReeessseeeaaarrrccchhh 222333000111 EEExxxpppeeerrriiimmmeeennnttt SSStttaaatttiiiooonnn RRRoooaaaddd BBBuuussshhhlllaaannnddd,,, TTTXXX 777999000111222 222000000777 RRReeepppooorrttt 1 Introduction Insects fill several ecological roles in the biotic community (Triplehorn and Johnson 2005). Many species are phytophagous, feeding directly on plants; filling the primary consumer role of moving energy stored in plants to organisms that are unable to digest plant material (Triplehorn and Johnson 2005). Insects are responsible for a majority of the pollination that occurs and pollination relationships between host plant and pollinator can be very general with one pollinator pollinating many species of plant or very specific with both the plant and the pollinator dependant on each other for survival (Triplehorn and Johnson 2005). Insects can be mutualist, commensal, parasitic or predatory to the benefit or detriment
    [Show full text]
  • Kopulation Und Sexualethologie Von Rotflügeliger/Blauflügeliger
    ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Galathea, Berichte des Kreises Nürnberger Entomologen e.V. Jahr/Year: 2019 Band/Volume: 35 Autor(en)/Author(s): Mader Detlef Artikel/Article: Kopulation und Sexualethologie von Rotflügeliger/Blauflügeliger Ödlandschrecke, anderen Heuschrecken, Gottesanbeterin, anderen Fangschrecken, Mosaikjungfer, Prachtlibelle und anderen Libellen 121-201 gal athea Band 35 • Beiträge des Kreises Nürnberger Entomologen • 2019 • S. 121-201 Kopulation und Sexualethologie von Rotflügeliger/Blauflügeliger Ödlandschrecke, anderen Heuschrecken, Gottesanbeterin, anderen Fangschrecken, Mosaikjungfer, Prachtlibelle und anderen Libellen DETLEF MADER Inhaltsverzeichnis Seite Zusammenfassung ................................................................................................................................................. 124 Abstract ........................................................................................................................................................................ 124 Key Words .................................................................................................................................................................. 125 1 Kopulation und Sexualethologie von Insekten ................................................................ 125 1.1 Die wichtigsten Stellungen bei der Kopulation von Insekten ................................. 127 1.1.1 Antipodale
    [Show full text]
  • Universidad Atónoma De Nuevo León Facultad De Ciencias Biológicas Subdirección De Estudios De Posgrado
    UNIVERSIDAD ATÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS BIOLÓGICAS SUBDIRECCIÓN DE ESTUDIOS DE POSGRADO DIETA INVERNAL DE TECOLOTE LLANERO (Athene cunicularia) Y SU INTERACCION CON DOS ESPECIES SIMPÁTRICAS: BÚHO CUERNO CORTO (Asio flammeus) Y LECHUZA DE CAMPANARIO (Tyto alba), EN EL OCCIDENTE DE MÉXICO. POR HÉCTOR ENRIQUE VALDEZ GÓMEZ Como requisito parcial para obtener el Grado de DOCTOR EN CIENCIAS con Acentuación en Vida Silvestre y Desarrollo Sustentable. Diciembre de 2014 AGRADECIMIENTOS Al Dr. Armando J. Contreras Balderas, por su valioso apoyo y optimismo para concretar este trabajo. Al Dr. Geoffrey L. Holroyd por la oportunidad de estudiar los tecolotes en México, por el financiamiento y apoyo incondicional durante mi estancia en Canadá. Al Dr. Sergio Guerrero Vázquez, por su disponibilidad y tiempo para resolver mis dudas de los análisis y resultados. A Helen E. Trefry, de quien aprendí valiosas lecciones de campo y de vida. El presente trabajo es resultado de la participación de muchas personas, equivalente a innumerables horas de trabajo compartido. Este tiempo no reembolsable, ha sido motivado por la gran simpatía que inspiran los tecolotes. Tengo la firme convicción que quienes recorrieron los predios de Peñuelas y Valencianita, en Irapuato; o la Base Aérea de Zapopan, quedaron cautivados por esta peculiar ave que difícilmente olvidarán. A todas ellas mi sincero agradecimiento. Así mismo a aquellas instituciones comprometidas, al depositar su voto de confianza: Subdirección de Estudios de Posgrado (UANL); Laboratorio de Ornitología (UANL); CONACYT (Beca No 214632); Fuerza Aérea Mexicana; Centro de Estudios en Zoología (U de G); Instituto de Ciencias Agrícolas (U. de Gto.); Colección Nacional de Aves (UNAM); National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; Environment Canada; World Wildlife Fund Canada.
    [Show full text]
  • Coordinated Resource Management Plan
    APPLETON-WHITTELL RESEARCH RANCH COORDINATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN The Research Ranch was established in 1968 by the Appleton family as an ecological field station to provide a large scale exclosure by which various land uses and actions in the Southwest could be evaluated. This role, as a control or reference area, creates challenges to land management actions. Each proposed action must be judged not only on the conservation outcome but also on the potential to have adverse impact on the research values for which the field station was established. Effective management for both conservation and research is only possible if all partners are informed and involved. The Research Ranch, approximately 8,000 acres, is a complicated partnership among land owners and federal land administrative agencies: Coronado National Forest (CNF), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Resolution Copper Mining Co. (RCM), The Research Ranch Foundation (TRRF), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and National Audubon Society (NAS or Audubon). NAS manages the facility via contractual agreements with each entity. The Research Ranch is a Center/Sanctuary of NAS, administered through the Audubon Arizona state office in Phoenix. Audubon’s strategic plan is to achieve conservation results on a broad scale by leveraging the NAS network and engaging diverse people; the Research Ranch is evaluated by NAS for its support of the following conservation concerns: Climate Change, Water, Working Lands and Bird Friendly Communities. This Coordinated Resource Management Plan (CRMP) constitutes all ownership along with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Arizona Game & Fish Department (AZGF) and US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS). Planned practices to meet goals listed in this CRMP may not necessarily be implemented on all parcels.
    [Show full text]
  • An Identfication Guide for Alfalfa Insect Pests in South Dakota
    An identification guide for Alfalfa Insect Pests in South Dakota Department of Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Table of Contents Authors .......................... 4 Acknowledgements ................ 4 Photo Credits ..................... 5 How to scout for insects ............ 6 How to identify insects ............. 7 How to identify caterpillars .......... 7 Alfalfa Weevils .................. .8-9 Clover Leaf Weevils ............ .10-11 Blister Beetles................. 12-19 Striped Blister Beetle . 13 Margined Blister Beetle . 14 Ashgray Blister Beetle . 15 Gray . 16 Black . 17 Aphids ....................... .20-27 Pea Aphids . .20-21 Spotted Alfalfa Aphids . .22-23 Blue Alfalfa Aphids . 24-25. Cowpea Aphids . .26-27 Potato Leafhoppers ............ .28-29 Lygus Bugs ................... .30-31 Alfalfa Plant Bugs.............. .32-33 Meadow Spittlebug ............ 34-35 Alfalfa Blotch Leafminer ........ 36-37 Army Cutworms ............... 38-39 © 2020, South Dakota Board of Regents 2 Table of Contents Variegated Cutworms .......... 40-41 Dingy Cutworms............... 42-43 Alfalfa Caterpillars ............. 44-45 Green Cloverworms............ 46-47 Common Stalk Borer ........... 48-49 Grasshoppers ................. 50-63 Redlegged Grasshopper . 51 Differential Grasshopper . 52 Twostriped Grasshopper . 53 Migratory Grasshopper . 54 Dawson Grasshopper . 55 Packard Grasshopper . 56 Gladston’s Spurthroat Grasshopper . 57 Keeler Grasshopper . 58 Lakin Grasshopper . 59 Striped Sand Grasshopper . 60 Orangelegged Grasshopper . 61 SDSU Extension is an equal opportunity provider and employer in accordance with the nondiscrimination policies of South Dakota State University, the South Dakota Board of Regents and the United States Department of Agriculture . P-00150 © 2020, South Dakota Board of Regents 3 Authors Adam Varenhorst, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Field Crop Entomologist Adam Varenhorst@sdstate. ed. u 605-688-6854 Phillip Rozeboom, SDSU Extension IPM Coordinator Philip .Rozeboom@sdstate ed.
    [Show full text]
  • Agenda TOPS Working Committee Please Silence Your Phone During the Meeting
    Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services PR&CS Administration, 1401 Recreation Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 Revised Agenda TOPS Working Committee Please silence your phone during the meeting. ______________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, November 7, 2018 7:30 a.m. Open Space Room ______________________________________________________________________________ Agenda Preview Committee and Staff Announcements Staff Approval of Minutes Committee ______________________________________________________________________________ Citizen Discussion Citizens ______________________________________________________________________________ Action Item Red Rock Canyon Open Space Master Plan Amendment Scott Abbott/John Stark Friends of Red Rock Canyon Presentations Corral Bluffs BioBlitz Sharon Milito White Acres Alternatives Britt Haley ______________________________________________________________________________ Citizen Discussion Citizens ______________________________________________________________________________ Adjournment COLORADO SPRINGS PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD ___________________________________________________________________________ Date: November 7, 2018 Item Number: Action Item - 1 Item Name: Minor Amendment to the Red Rock Canyon Master and Management Plan Trail System SUMMARY: Red Rock Canyon Master and Management Plan Trail (Red Rock Canyon Trail/ Red Rock Rim Trail) Connector. Heavy rains and the subsequent flooding in 2013 and 2015 required action
    [Show full text]
  • An Ecological Survey of the Orthoptera of Oklahoma
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by SHAREOK repository Technical Bulletin No. 5 December, 1938 OKLAHOMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION Lippert S. Ellis, Acting Director An Ecological Survey of the Orthoptera of Oklahoma By MORGAN HEBARD Philadelphia Museum of Natural History Curator of Orthoptera Stillwater, Oklahoma FOREWORD By F. A. Fenton Head, Department of Entomology Oklahoma A. and M. College The grasshopper problem in Oklahoma has become of increasing importance in recent years, and because these insects are among the state's most destructive agricultural pests the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station has taken up their study as one of its important research proj­ ects. An important step in this work is a survey to determine what species occur in the State, their geographic distribution, and the relative import­ ance of different species as crop and range pests. The present bulletin represents such a survey which was made during a particularly favorable year when grasshoppers were unusually abundant and destructive. The major portion of the State was covered and collections were made in all of the more important types of habitats. To make the stup.y more complete, all of the Orthoptera have been included in this bulletin. One hundred and four species and 12 subspecies or races are listed for the State, including 17 which are classed as in­ jurious. The data are based upon over seven thousand specimens which were collected during the period of the investigation. This collection was classified by Doctor Morgan Hebard, Curator of Orthoptera, Philadelphia Museum of Natural History, who is the author of this bulletin.
    [Show full text]
  • Grasshopper (Orthoptera: Caelifera)
    University of Texas at El Paso DigitalCommons@UTEP Open Access Theses & Dissertations 2017-01-01 Grasshopper (orthoptera: Caelifera) And Plant Community Relationships On Indio Mountains Research Station, Hudspeth County, Texas Sara Ebrahim Baqla University of Texas at El Paso, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.utep.edu/open_etd Part of the Biology Commons, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, and the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation Baqla, Sara Ebrahim, "Grasshopper (orthoptera: Caelifera) And Plant Community Relationships On Indio Mountains Research Station, Hudspeth County, Texas" (2017). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 604. https://digitalcommons.utep.edu/open_etd/604 This is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UTEP. It has been accepted for inclusion in Open Access Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UTEP. For more information, please contact [email protected]. GRASSHOPPER (ORTHOPTERA: CAELIFERA) AND PLANT COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS ON INDIO MOUNTAINS RESEARCH STATION, HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS SARA EBRAHIM BAQLA Master’s Program in Biological Sciences APPROVED: Jerry D. Johnson, Ph.D., Chair Jennie R. McLaren, Ph.D. Shaun Mahoney, M.M. Charles Ambler, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School Copyright © by Sara Ebrahim Baqla 2017 Dedication I would like to dedicate this project and defense to my mother, Diana Caudillo. GRASSHOPPER (ORTHOPTERA: CAELIFERA) AND PLANT COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS ON INDIO MOUNTAINS RESEARCH STATION, HUDSPETH COUNTY, TEXAS by SARA EBRAHIM BAQLA, B.S. THESIS Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at El Paso in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE Departments of Biological Sciences THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO May 2017 Acknowledgements I wish to express my gratitude to Dr.
    [Show full text]