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 ALEXANDRE V. LATCHININSKY President [1] PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE [email protected] [2] SOCIETY NEWS ear Society members, [2] The 2017 Theodore J. Cohn Research Grants Funded by M. LECOQ [2] Meeting on the locust situtation The first months of in South America and the OIRSA region by M. A. POOT-PECH 2017 were very excit- [4] Locust scouts benefit from FAO trainings ing for our Society. As by A. V. LATCHININSKY ET AL. D you know, during the [5] “Jago’s Grasshoppers of East and North D East Africa” now available! Congress in Brazil, the goal was set [6] OSF GRANT REPORTS to attain higher status and earn a solid [6] Type diversity of Pyrgomorphidae II: impact factor for our main outlet, Genève, Zürich, Wien, Stockholm, Uppsala and København by R. MARIÑO-PÉREZ Journal of Orthoptera Research. Af- [10] Report for the first stage (2016) of ter a series of negotiations conducted grant “Orthoptera of the Eastern Balkans and the Carpathian Basin (Bulgaria, Mace- by the JOR editor Dr. Corey Bazelet donia, NE Greece and Romania): a database with several big publishers, the OS of collections, literature, and digital data in Board made a unanimous decision your 2017 dues! ☺ Non-members the Orthoptera Species File” with additional data for Kazakhstan by D. CHOBANOV to pursue the open access model will be able to publish at a nominal [12] T.J. COHN GRANT REPORTS of publication and associate it with page charge, which will be set later. [12] Testing for reductions in age-associated Pensoft Publishers (http://pensoft. damage upon dietary restriction and RNAi- mediated knockdown of neuropeptide F in net/). Pensoft currently publishes over On a different subject, I am very Romalea microptera by M. HECK 20 different biology-related journals, happy to report that the Theodore [14] Adaptive behavioral plasticity in the J. Cohn Research Fund was able to calling song of Teleogryllus oceanicus by including the Journal of Hymenoptera J. C. TANNER & M. ZUK Research, and provides an attractive support 11 proposals in 2017, total- [16] Development and identification of the format, website design, and high-level ing over $16,000. The award-winning different post-embryonic nymphal instars of Eyprepocnemis plorans ibandana Giglio-Tos, editorial services. It was very excit- proposals came from seven differ- 1907 in southern Cameroon by ing to discuss different options for ent countries: India, Bulgaria, Czech C.O. NGOUTE the JOR and website layout. Corey, Republic, U.S.A., Serbia, South [20] Diet nutrient composition affects devel- opment and life history traits of a wing-poly- thanks a lot for all your great work Africa, and Argentina, which is great morphic cricket, Gryllus lineaticeps by towards raising the status of JOR, and evidence of the international nature L. A. TREIDEL ET AL. of our Society. Many thanks to Dr. [22] CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES thanks to the OS Board for construc- [22] Embarking on a new career: a brief his- tive discussions and attention to detail Michel Lecoq for chairing the Fund’s tory of rangeland grasshopper management during the negotiations with Pensoft. selection committee (see his article in in the U.S. from the perspective of a new member of the United States Department of this issue) and warmest congratula- Agriculture by D. A. WOLLER Certainly, moving to Pensoft is a tions to all the awardees! [24] Visit to China to Discuss Furthering huge step, and such a big move comes the Use of Biopesticides against Locusts and Grasshoppers by D. HUNTER at a cost; however, the Society’s Once again, I would like to wish all [24] Edible Orthoptera from Africa: preser- investments continue to produce solid Society members and their families vation and promotion of traditional knowl- peace, great health, prosperity, and a edge by S. TCHIBOZO & M. LECOQ income sufficient to cover those costs. [29] Book Review: Acridofagia y otros insec- Our plan is to keep publishing in JOR fruitful 2017 year! tos by R. MARIÑO-PÉREZ free of charge for the Society’s mem- [30] Miniature Melanoplinae by DEREK A. WOLLER bers, so please don’t forget to pay [31] EDITORIAL Volume 37 (2) / May 2017 1 METALEPTEA The 2017 Theodore J. Cohn Research Grants Funded By MICHEL LECOQ Chair, Theodore J. Cohn Research Fund Committee [email protected] f the 14 research pro- • Gabrielle A. Gurule-Small • Ryan Selking (U.S.A.) - Radio posals submitted this (U.S.A.) - Effects of anthropo- telemetric analysis of diurnal and year from 7 countries genic noise on mating decisions nocturnal activities of the leaf- (India - 1, Bulgaria - 1, and fitness masquerading true-leaf katydid Czech Republic - 2, • Claudia Hallagan (U.S.A.) - The genus Mimetica Pictet, 1888 OO U.S.A - 6, Serbia - 1, effects of advanced maternal age • Sonu Yadav (India) - Under- South Africa - 1, and Argentina - 2), on multiple generations of off- standing the adaptive capacity of the jury selected 11 projects receiving spring immunocompetency alpine grasshoppers under climate a total of $16,094 USD. • Maxine Laubscher (South Af- change rica) - A morphological, acoustic, • Mariottini Yanina (Argentina) - Here is the list of the successful can- and genetic comparison of blad- Bio-ecological studies of Bu- didates (alphabetical order) and the der grasshopper species from the fonacris claraziana (Acridoidea: title of their research project: Eastern Cape Province of South Tristiridae) and susceptibility to Africa the biocontrol agents Paranosema • Simeon B. Borisov (Bulgaria) - • David Musiolek (Czech Repub- locustae and Beauveria bassiana Temporal and spatial evolution of lic) - Tolerance of groundhoppers’ the Poecilimon jonicus-group in eggs to dehydration – why do Congratulations and our best wishes southern Greece females of genus Tetrix search for for the success of your work. • Emma Colosi (U.S.A.) - Selec- mossy patches? tion and hybridization in a field • María Celeste Scattolini (Ar- The Committee appreciated all cricket contact zone gentina) - Ecological and evolu- submitted projects and, of course, I • Cody Gale (U.S.A.) - Investigat- tionary diversification in Scotus- encourage unsuccessful applicants to ing a photolytic metabolite in the sae genus group (Melanoplinae: submit new proposals to the next call nocturnal grasshopper Schistocer- Dichroplini). for projects in early 2018. Once again, ca ceratiola Hubbell and Walker I strongly encourage students from (Orthoptera: Acrididae) African countries to submit proposals to the committee. Meeting on the locust situtation in South America and the OIRSA region By MARIO ANTONIO POOT-PECH Coordinator of the Locust Campaign in Yucatan, MEXICO [email protected] he locust is one of the others). These locust species occur the countries of the International plagues whose mere cyclically at a given time causing Regional Organization for Plant and mention causes us panic, damage to crops, which requires close Animal Health (OIRSA) and coun- probably because it is coordination between countries for tries in South America. The objective generally associated with the exchange of information, experi- was to better understand the locust TT periods of food shortage, ence, and knowledge of their manage- situation in Argentina, Bolivia, and hunger, and drought. In the Americas, ment. Paraguay and to do a general analysis two species of locusts are reported: in the Americas region. The meeting Schistocerca piceifrons (Central Meeting was conducted using 26 connected America and NW of South America) On Wednesday, March 24, at 10:00 computers, each accompanied by 3-10 and S. cancellata in South America am, Central America time, a meet- people, and the 14 participating coun- (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, among ing was held via the web between tries were: Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Volume 37 (2) / May 2017 2 METALEPTEA per year. and much-needed event. There were 4 Paraguay. Now, important aspects to consider: the locust is in low density and A) Information in real time. Al- is under constant though locusts are a migrant plague, monitoring by capable of invading different regions the departments or countries, there is no informa- of Boquerón and tion about the locust situation in real Alto Paraguay, time, and this is an important aspect and current train- in making decisions. ing and control of B) Training. Constant training is small patches is required on different locust-related carried out with- topics: identification, sampling, con- out presenting a trol, and diffusion focused primarily risk to agricultural on preventive strategies. production. C) Documentation (handbooks, Bolivia. At the emergency plan, and diffusion). end of January This requirement is due to having 2017, the first re- solid information for development ports of the plague activities in the field to make deci- were reported in sions too. the Municipal- D) Research. This is a necessary ity of Cabezas, component for efficient locust man- Figure 1. Distribution of the two most important locust species in the Department of agement, from aspects of biology, Americas. Source: Cressman and Dobson. 2001. Desert Locust Guide- Santa Cruz. At habits, forecast, control, and new lines. FAO. present there is a alternatives in ecological manage- high infestation of ment. Peru, Paraguay, Chile, Nicaragua, the pest (swarms), El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, and an aerial form has been used to 2. Challenges Panama, Dominican Republic, Belize, control 9,635 ha of and 12,822 ha in The first step for regional locust and Mexico. terrestrial application. Control work coordination has already taken place The locust situation was reviewed continues to reduce the population. with this meeting and the important by the countries of Argentina, Ing. Advisory services have been received thing is to give it continuity, the chal- Héctor Emilio Medina, Bolivia, Ing. in the management of the pest from lenges being: Luis Sánchez Shimura and Paraguay, the Acridids Program of Argentina.