Mongolian locust (Oedaleus decorus)

Oedaleus decorus Mongolian locust
Distribution
Taxonomy
Family:	Acrididae
Subfamily:	Oedipodinae
Genus:	Oedaleus
Additional resources
Full taxonomy at OSF

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The Mongolian locust (Oedaleus decorus) is a species of grasshopper that is primarily found in the steppes and grasslands of Mongolia and neighboring regions in Central Asia. As a herbivorous insect, it feeds on various grasses and vegetation, playing a role in the ecological balance of the grassland ecosystems. While not known for causing significant food security issues like some locust species, the Mongolian locust is still a notable agricultural pest.

Nomenclature

Oedaleus decorus (Germar, 1825). 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	Species identification, Biology	English		Orthoptera Species File Online

Distribution

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

Mongolian locust (Oedaleus asiaticus) Photograph taken at the Inner Mongolia Grassland Ecosystem Research station in northeast China by Arianne Cease).

Pest status

Photograph taken at the Inner Mongolia Grassland Ecosystem Research station in northeast China by Arianne Cease.

Organizations associated with the Mongolian locust

Organization name	Acronym	Website	Type	Focus	Focus keywords	Geographic purview
Global Locust Initiative	GLI	https://www.locust.asu.edu	University	Research, Education, Information Hub	Sustainable development, Ecology, Nutrition, Social science, Natural sciences, Agriculture, Agroecology, Biology, Behavior, Biological control, Climate change, Education, Sustainability science, Geometric framework, Grazing, Governance, Food security, Arts and humanities, Land use management, Landscape ecology, Locusts, Migration, Phase polyphenism, Phenotypic plasticity, Soil science	Arizona

Resources

Name	Year published	Resource link	Descriptive keyword	Language	Geographic purview	Author
CABI Green Muscle education videos	2021	https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA6tUPK41nmgvBJa029KF2mhJvcaw6b2t	Video, Biological control, Biopesticide, Metarhizium acridum, Storage, Dosage, Application, PPE and cleaning	Arabic, French, Russian, English		Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International
NSF Coupled Natural Human Systems Living with Locusts project summary	2021		Summary	English, Spanish, French		Australian Plague Locust Commission, Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Zoology, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Grassland Research Institute, Inner Mongolia Agriculture University, Lanzhou University, New South Wales Local Land Services, Peace Corps Senegal, Directorate of Plant Protection, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Sydney
Orthoptera Species File		http://orthoptera.speciesfile.org/HomePage/Orthoptera/HomePage.aspx	Species identification, Biology	English		Orthoptera Species File Online
Sustainable use and conservation of microbial and invertebrate biological control agents and microbial biostimulants	2023	https://hopperwiki.org/images/b/b9/Sustainable_use_and_conservation_of_microbial_and_invertebrate_biological_control_agents_and_microbial_biostimulants.pdf	Management, Biological control, Biopesticide	English		Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International