Sphenarium purpurascens
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Chapulín de la milpa (Sphenarium purpurascens) | |
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Species: | S. purpurascens
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Sphenarium purpurascens Charpentier, 1842
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Sphenarium purpurascens minimum Bruner, L. 1906
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Sphenarium purpurascens (Spanish: Chapulín de milpa and Portuguese: Gafanhoto-do-milho, i.e., corn-field grasshopper), is a grasshopper species in the genus Sphenarium found in Mexico and Guatemala.
The harvesting of the grasshoppers in Mexico for human consumption can be a way for managing pest outbreaks.[1] Such strategies allow decreased use of pesticide and create a source of income for farmers.
References[]
- ^ Harvesting grasshoppers Sphenarium purpurascens in Mexico for human consumption: A comparison with insecticidal control for managing pest outbreaks. René Cerritos and Zenón Cano-Santana, Crop Protection, March–May 2008, Volume 27, Issues 3–5, Pages 473–480, doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2007.08.001
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Categories:
- Caelifera
- Insects described in 1842
- Edible insects
- Taxa named by Toussaint de Charpentier
- Caelifera stubs