Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus)

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Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus)
Italian locust
Taxonomy
Family:Acrididae
Subfamily:Calliptaminae
Genus:Calliptamus
Additional resources
Full taxonomy at OSF

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The Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus) is found throughout western Europe and central Asia. This species has been reported as a pest since medieval times and outbreaks still occur commonly today. In the Siberian steppe this locust can reach densities of over 20 million individuals per hectare.

Nomenclature

Calliptamus italicus (Linnaeus, 1758). For full nomenclature, see this taxon's page on Orthoptera Species File


Identification

Phase Stage Color Wings Legs
Gregarious nymph
Gregarious immature adult
Gregarious mature adult
Solitarious nymph
Solitarious immature adult
Solitarious adult

Identification resources

Name Year published Resource link Descriptive keyword Language Geographic purview Author Year published
Orthoptera Species File View URL Species identification, Biology English Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania Orthoptera Species File Online



Distribution

The Italian Locust (also known as the stout-bodied grasshopper) is found throughout Western Europe and Central Asia.

For more information and distribution records see [GBIF]

Biology

Life cycle parameters
Phase Developmental time
Eggs
Hopper
Adult
Laying-fledging
Adult maturation
Total

Habitat and ecology

Land-use change

Pest status

This species has been reported as a pest since medieval times and outbreaks remain common to date. In the Siberian steppes this locust can reach densities over 2000 individuals m−2. [1] [2]

Recent outbreaks

Media coverage

Name Year published Resource link Descriptive keyword Language Geographic purview Author Year published
Italian island of Sardinia infested with locusts 2022 View URL Video, General locust education English Italy DW News 2022
Kazakhstan Tries To Ward Off Locust Invasion 2024 View URL Media article, Locust outbreaks English Kazakhstan The Times of Central Asia 2024



Organizations associated with the Italian locust

Organization name Acronym Website Type Focus Focus keywords Geographic purview
FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia CCA View URL Intergovernmental Organization Education, Information Hub, Governance Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Policy, Forecasting Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Russian Federation, Kyrgyzstan
Scientific Research Institute of Plant Quarantine and Protection View URL Government Uzbekistan


Resources

Name Year published Resource link Descriptive keyword Language Geographic purview Author Year published
2014 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers 2014 View URL Pesticides, Management, Pesticide management, Chemical control English Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2014
CABI Green Muscle education videos 2021 View URL Video, Biological control, Biopesticide, Metarhizium acridum, Storage, Dosage, Application, PPE and cleaning Arabic, French, Russian, English Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania 2021
CCA locust bulletins Forecasting, Report, Locusts, Locust outbreaks English Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Georgia (country), Russian Federation, Armenia, Azerbaijan FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO Locust Watch bulletin for Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia View URL Forecasting, Information hub, Emergency alerts English Afghanistan, Georgia (country), Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Report Technical Workshop on Locusts In Caucasus and Central Asia 2022 View URL Report, Monitoring, Public health, Forecasting, Management English Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia (country), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2022
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



References

  1. Stolyarov MV (2000). Strategy and tactics of gregarious locust control. Zashchita Karantin Rastenii 10, 17–19.
  2. Le Gall M, Overson R, Cease A (2019) A global review on locusts (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and their interactions with livestock grazing practices. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7: 263. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00263