Observations on Food Preferences of an Indian Grasshopper Acrida exaltata (Walker)(Orthoptera: Acrididae: Acridinae)

Haldar, P.; Bhandar, K. P.; Nath, Susanta

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“…Acrida spp. grasshoppers are known to prefer grass as a food resource (Haldar et al 1995). We also hypothesize that these differences in host plant associations may be linked to specific thermal microhabitat.…”

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Microhabitat segregation among three co-existing species of grasshoppers on a rural meadow near Seoul, South Korea

Jung¹,

Baek²,

Lee³

et al. 2018

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Microhabitat segregation among grasshopper species in Asia has not been well studied. We determined the differences in the use of substrates by three common North East Asian grasshopper species co-existing on a natural meadow near Seoul, South Korea. While many Oedaleusinfernalis individuals were found on the ground, Acridacinerea and Atractomorphalata were usually observed on plants. Acridacinerea was mostly observed on the grass Zoysiajaponica (Poaceae) and Atractomorphalata was mostly found on plants from the family Asteraceae. This is the first study to provide quantitative information about microhabitat differences among some common grasshoppers in rural habitats of continental North East Asia. Future studies should focus on determining the mechanisms that produce such ecological segregation.

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Microhabitat segregation among three co-existing species of grasshoppers on a rural meadow near Seoul, South Korea

Jung¹,

Baek²,

Lee³

et al. 2018

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“…Uvarov (1966) observed an increased fecundity of acridids that were fed on plants of Poaceae family. Haldar et al (1995) also noticed that this plant family was mostly preferred by acridids. On another hand, commonly known plants under Poaceae family are mainly grain crops (rice, wheat, sorghum etc.).…”

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Producción de biomasa anual de dos acrídidos (Orthoptera: Acrididae) como alimento alternativo para aves de corral

Das¹,

Ganguly²,

Haldar³

2012

Span. j. agric. res.

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Acridids could be an alternative nonconventional protein source for livestock industries like poultry farms. For a high acridid biomass production, selection of acridid species along with their suitable food plants is essential. The present experiment was conducted by rearing of two common Indian acridids, Oxya hyla and Spathosternum prasiniferum, to estimate which one could produce higher annual biomass when fed on three food plants, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Brachiaria mutica and Cynodon dactylon, to determine the most favorable food plant. Fecundity, fertility, nymphal mortality and sex ratio of both acridid species fed with three different plants were estimated for the annual biomass production in terms of number. Annual biomass production in terms of wet weight, dry weight and energy content were also estimated. Among the two acridid species, O. hyla showed higher values for fecundity, fertility and both wet and dry body weight; and lower values for nymphal mortality in all the three food plant fed sets. Among the three food plants, B. mutica was found to be the most suitable for annual biomass production of both acridids. It was concluded that mass rearing of O. hyla fed on B. mutica could yield a high annual biomass in acridid farms.Additional key words: acridid farm; Brachiaria mutica; fecundity; mass rearing; Oxya hyla. ResumenProducción de biomasa anual de dos acrídidos (Orthoptera: Acrididae) como alimento alternativo para aves de corralLos acrídidos podrían ser una fuente de proteínas no convencional alternativa para las granjas de aves de corral. Para una producción masiva de biomasa de acrídidos, es esencial seleccionar las especies adecuadas, junto con las plantas que los alimenten adecuadamente. Se llevó a cabo un experimento para criar dos acrídidos comunes en la India, Oxya hyla y Spathosternum prasiniferum y estimar cuál de ellos puede producir una mayor biomasa anual cuando se alimentan de tres plantas, Dactyloctenium aegyptium, Brachiaria mutica y Cynodon dactylon, determinando cual de ellas es el alimento más favorable. Para la producción anual de biomasa, en términos de número, se estimaron las tasas de fecundidad, fertilidad, mortalidad de ninfas y el sexo de ambas especies de acrídidos alimentados con las tres diferentes plantas. También se estimaron la producción de biomasa anual, en términos de peso húmedo y seco, y el contenido de energía. Entre las dos especies, O. hyla mostró valores más altos de fecundidad, fertilidad y peso corporal, tanto húmedo como seco, y valores más bajos de mortalidad de ninfas para las tres plantas. Entre las tres plantas utilizadas como alimento, B. mutica fue la más adecuada para la producción anual de biomasa para ambos acrídidos. Se concluye que la cría masiva de O. hyla alimentándose de B. mutica puede producir una gran biomasa anual en las granjas de acrídidos.

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“…After that the position of the plant samples were changed, and three counts were taken again. The order of preference for each plant was calculated by assuming the number of adults feeding on the standard plant to be 100 and calculating the corresponding number of adults feeding on the other plants (Haldar et al, 1995). The tested plants were easily available during the study period, for this study the plants were grown separately in a garden adjacent to our laboratory.…”

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Effect of food plants on the growth rate and survivability of Hieroglyphus banian(Fabricius)(Orthoptera: Acridoidea), a major paddy pest in India.

Das

Haldar

2002

Appl. Entomol. Zool.

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Hieroglyphus banian (Fabricius) is a major agricultural pest of paddy fields in tropical and subtropical countries. Although, this species consumes a wide variety of food plants from different families, the families Poaceae and Cyperaceae were found to be the most preferred. Among plants belonging to these two families, Cynodon dactylon (Pers.), Oryza sativa (Lin.) and Cyperus kyllingia (Endl.) were highly suitable for H. banian growth. The growth rate of H. banian, in terms of the percentage of weight gain after feeding for 8 and 16-d after fledgling (0-d adult), was maximum (38.7% and 76%, respectively) when C. dactylon was used as their food and minimum (14.9% and 30.1%, respectively) when C. kyllingia was used, whereas, it was moderate (26% and 48%, respectively) on O. sativa. The approximate digestibility (AD) of C. dactylon was in the range of 87.9-89.5%, followed by O. sativa (86.5-88.6%) and C. kyllingia (85.5-86.9%). The efficiency of conversion of digested food to body tissue (ECD) varied from 1.7-2.2% after 8 d, whereas, it increased to 3.3-9.1% after 16 d from fledgling. The efficiency of conversion of ingested food to body tissue (ECI) varied from 1.4-2.0% after an 8 d period and it also increased to 2.9-4.1% after 16 d. The survivability of H. banian fed on these plants did not differ remarkably, although their survivability was higher on C. dactylon followed by O. sativa and C. kyllingia at any stage of their lifetime.

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Observations on Food Preferences of an Indian Grasshopper Acrida exaltata (Walker)(Orthoptera: Acrididae: Acridinae)

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

Microhabitat segregation among three co-existing species of grasshoppers on a rural meadow near Seoul, South Korea

Microhabitat segregation among three co-existing species of grasshoppers on a rural meadow near Seoul, South Korea

Producción de biomasa anual de dos acrídidos (Orthoptera: Acrididae) como alimento alternativo para aves de corral

Effect of food plants on the growth rate and survivability of Hieroglyphus banian(Fabricius)(Orthoptera: Acridoidea), a major paddy pest in India.

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