Eastern plague locust (Oedaleus australis)
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Eastern plague locust (Oedaleus australis) | |
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Eastern plague locust | |
Taxonomy | |
Family: | Acrididae |
Subfamily: | Oedipodinae |
Genus: | Oedaleus |
Additional resources | |
Full taxonomy at OSF |
Nomenclature
Oedaleus australis Saussure, 1888. For full nomenclature, see this taxon's page on Orthoptera Species File
Distribution
Identification
Has a posternal tubercle (a small knob-like protrusion) between front legs. Tegmina (thick front wing of an orthopteran) marked with large irregular spots. Pronotum (saddle-shaped structure behind the head) is not crested, is more condensed and prominent saddle shape in gregarious phase. [1]
Phase | Stage | Color | Body length |
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Gregarious | nymph (1st - 2nd instar) | black | |
Gregarious | nymph (3rd to 4th instar) | yellow with black | |
Solitarious | nymph | green | |
Gregarious | immature adult | pink | |
Gregarious | mature adult | yellow | |
Solitarious | adult | sandy, grey or brown, common light colored median stripe on the pronotum [1] |
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Biology
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Associated organizations
Organization name | Acronym | Website | Type | Focus | Focus keywords | Geographic purview |
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Agriculture Victoria | View URL | Government | Management, Education | Management | Australia | |
Australian Government Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry | View URL | Government | Information Hub | Australia | ||
Australian National University | ANU | View URL | University | Research | Australia | |
Australian Plague Locust Commission | APLC | View URL | Government | Management, Research, Governance | Agricultural development, Control, Coordination, Education, Emergency assistance, Forecasting, Funding, Governance, Information hub, International development, Media, Monitoring, Policy, Regional cooperation, Research, Sustainable development, Technology, Training, Natural sciences | Australia |
Australian Research Council | ARC | View URL | Government | Funding | Australia | |
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development | DPI WA | View URL | Government | Management | Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Training | Australia |
Department of Primary Industries and Regions | PIRSA | View URL | Government | Management, Development, Information Hub | Control, Sustainable development | Australia |
Land Care Australia | LCA | View URL | Government | Funding | Australia | |
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries | NSW DPI | View URL | Government | Education, Management | Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Training, Natural sciences | Australia |
New South Wales Local Land Services | NSW LLS | View URL | Government | Management | Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences | Australia |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | QLD DPI | View URL | Government | Management | Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Natural sciences | Australia |
Western Australia Department of Agriculture and Food | DPIRD | View URL | Government | Information Hub, Governance, Management | Coordination, Monitoring | Australia |
Resources
Name | Year published | Resource link | Descriptive keyword | Language | Geographic purview | Author | Year published |
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Sustainable use and conservation of microbial and invertebrate biological control agents and microbial biostimulants | 2023 | View URL | Management, Biological control, Biopesticide | English | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania | Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International | 2023 |