Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets), by Content Type
Bibliographies
- Australian Faunal Directory - checklists and bibliographies for Australian insects
- Orthoptera of the Netherlands - Book, De sprinkhanen en krekels van Nederland (Orthoptera) by Roy Kleukers, Erik van Nieukerken, Baudewijn Odé, Luc Willemse and Walter van Wingerden. Accompanying CD is titled "De zingende sprinkhanen en krekels van de Benelux" [The singing Orthoptera of the Benelux-countries] by Baudewijn Odé Book is 416 p., 14 colour plates, bound, with dust-jacket. ISBN 90-5011-100-9. Publication: 15 may 1997. Price: HFL 82,50 (excl. P&P). Order in writing from: KNNV Uitgeverij, Oudegracht 237, 3511 NK Utrecht, Netherlands. Fax: +31-30-236 89 07
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
CD-ROM
- An Illustrated Catalog of Orthoptera - Complete taxonomic and synonymic catalog of the superfamily Tettigonioidea (katydids, bush-crickets and their allies) of the world. It includes all taxa, from family down to subspecies, of Tettigonioidea described until the end of 1998. For Macintosh or Windows.
- Katydids of Costa Rica Vol. 1 - Systematics and bioacoustics of the cone-head katydids by Piotr Naskrecki
- Mole Cricket Knowledgebase - Florida's pest management success story. Mole cricket knowledgebase on all ten species found in the United States, including Hawaii, and Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Distribution, description, life cycle, damage, and biological controls. Identification key for these species that makes heavy use of graphics and photographs. Large lists of references in every area. HTML format works on PCs and Macs.
- Myths and Science of Cricket Chirps - hissing cockroach and cricket chirping
- Orthoptera of the Netherlands - - Book, De sprinkhanen en krekels van Nederland (Orthoptera) by Roy Kleukers, Erik van Nieukerken, Baudewijn Odé, Luc Willemse and Walter van Wingerden. Accompanying CD is titled "De zingende sprinkhanen en krekels van de Benelux" [The singing Orthoptera of the Benelux-countries] by Baudewijn Odé Book is 416 p., 14 colour plates, bound, with dust-jacket. ISBN 90-5011-100-9. Publication: 15 may 1997. Price: HFL 82,50 (excl. P&P). Order in writing from: KNNV Uitgeverij, Oudegracht 237, 3511 NK Utrecht, Netherlands. Fax: +31-30-236 89 07
- Songs of Crickets and Katydids of the Mid-Atlantic States - audio CD
Checklists
- An Illustrated Catalog of Orthoptera - - Complete taxonomic and synonymic catalog of the superfamily Tettigonioidea (katydids, bush-crickets and their allies) of the world. It includes all taxa, from family down to subspecies, of Tettigonioidea described until the end of 1998. For Macintosh or Windows.
- Aquatic Insects of Michigan - checklist and identification resources
- Australian Faunal Directory - - checklists and bibliographies for Australian insects
- Checklist of Crickets North of Mexico
- Checklist of the Orthopteroid Orders of Oklahoma
- Checklist of Turkish Orthoptera
- Grasshoppers of Florida - color guide to grasshoppers in the southeastern United States, including maps. PDF format.
- Katydids of Costa Rica Vol. 1 - - Systematics and bioacoustics of the cone-head katydids by Piotr Naskrecki
- Orthoptera of the Northern Great Plains - anatomy, key, photos
- Orthoptera Species File Online - taxonomic database of the Orthoptera of the world. Includes full synonymic and taxonomic data as well as type data for all species of Tettigonioidea (katydids, bush-crickets), Grylloidea (crickets), Tridactyloidea (sand crickets), and Tetrigoidea (pygmy grasshoppers).
Collections
Databases
- Orthoptera Species File Online - - taxonomic database of the Orthoptera of the world. Includes full synonymic and taxonomic data as well as type data for all species of Tettigonioidea (katydids, bush-crickets), Grylloidea (crickets), Tridactyloidea (sand crickets), and Tetrigoidea (pygmy grasshoppers).
- Orthoptera Species File Online - taxonomic database of the world's grasshoppers, locusts, katydids and crickets, both living and fossil. Full synonymic and taxonomic information for 23,700 valid species, 39,999 taxonomic names, 145,100 citations to 11,850 references, 44,000 images, 184 sound recordings, 37,980 specimens, and keys to 2,100 taxa.
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
Image Galleries
Integrated Pest Management
- Australian Plague Locust Commission - role of the Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC), how we forecast, monitor and control locusts in Australia, research and extension activites as well as issues of the monthly APLC Locust Bulletin
- Grasshoppers of Wyoming and the West - Dr. Robert Pfadt's Field Guide to Common Western Grasshoppers with photography and detailed life history information on over 50 grasshopper species. Management, distribution, and population dynamics
- Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification and Management - comprehensive grasshopper management site containing APHIS' Grasshopper Integrated Pest Management User Handbook, Field Guide to Common Western Grasshoppers, information on new grasshopper control techniques, and new research findings.
- Mole Cricket Knowledgebase - - Florida's pest management success story. Mole cricket knowledgebase on all ten species found in the United States, including Hawaii, and Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Distribution, description, life cycle, damage, and biological controls. Identification key for these species that makes heavy use of graphics and photographs. Large lists of references in every area. HTML format works on PCs and Macs.
Keys
- Aquatic Insects of Michigan - - checklist and identification resources
- Electronic Key for Common Adult Grasshoppers of the Western United States - identify and find information for 58 of the most common adult grasshoppers of the Western U.S. which pose the greatest environmental and economic threat.
- Grasshoppers of Florida - - color guide to grasshoppers in the southeastern United States, including maps. PDF format.
- Grasshoppers of New Mexico - Orthoptera: Acrididae and Romaleidae
- Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification and Management - - comprehensive grasshopper management site containing APHIS' Grasshopper Integrated Pest Management User Handbook, Field Guide to Common Western Grasshoppers, information on new grasshopper control techniques, and new research findings.
- Guide to Orthoptera of the Netherlands - in Dutch
- Guide to the Grasshoppers of Wisconsin - keys, photos and species distributions
- Katydids of Costa Rica Vol. 1 - - - Systematics and bioacoustics of the cone-head katydids by Piotr Naskrecki
- Key to families and subfamilies of crickets
- Key to Wyoming Grasshoppers: Acrididae and Tetrigidae - online presentation of a revison made in 1998 by Timothy J. McNary to a key developed by Dr. Robert E. Pfadt, Professor Emeritus, University of Wyoming
- Mole Cricket Knowledgebase - - - Florida's pest management success story. Mole cricket knowledgebase on all ten species found in the United States, including Hawaii, and Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Distribution, description, life cycle, damage, and biological controls. Identification key for these species that makes heavy use of graphics and photographs. Large lists of references in every area. HTML format works on PCs and Macs.
- Orthoptera of the Northern Great Plains - - - anatomy, key, photos
- Orthoptera Species File Online - - taxonomic database of the world's grasshoppers, locusts, katydids and crickets, both living and fossil. Full synonymic and taxonomic information for 23,700 valid species, 39,999 taxonomic names, 145,100 citations to 11,850 references, 44,000 images, 184 sound recordings, 37,980 specimens, and keys to 2,100 taxa.
Lesson Plans
Mailing Lists
- Orthop - mailing list for The Orthopterists' Society
Professional Societies
Research Programs
- Biocontrol Web Site - USDA-ARS laboratory searches for alternative methods to reduce crop losses caused by insect pests. Research on the introduction and conservation of pests' natural enemies and use of trap crops
Software
- 3-D Insects - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.
- CARMA - predicts the proportion of available forage that will be consumed by grasshoppers and estimates the economic returns of various treatment options
- Hopper - expert system for selecting appropriate treatments for grasshopper infestations, and computer models for economic analyses of those treatments
Sounds
- Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics - Ohio State University
- Insect Sound World - sounds of crickets and katydids from Japan
- Insect Sounds from the Forests of Northern Thailand - crickets, cicadas, and even a sampling of "the blessed silence when the cicadas have stopped"
- Myths and Science of Cricket Chirps - - hissing cockroach and cricket chirping
- Orthoptera Species File Online - - - taxonomic database of the world's grasshoppers, locusts, katydids and crickets, both living and fossil. Full synonymic and taxonomic information for 23,700 valid species, 39,999 taxonomic names, 145,100 citations to 11,850 references, 44,000 images, 184 sound recordings, 37,980 specimens, and keys to 2,100 taxa.
- Reference Library of Digitized Insect Sounds - many diverse insect sounds, including sounds of insect pests of stored products
- Singing Insects of North America - to enable users to identify crickets, katydids, and cicadas from America north of Mexico
- Songs of Crickets and Katydids of the Mid-Atlantic States - - audio CD
Video
General
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