Sphenarium purpurascens
| Sphenarium purpurascens | |
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| Chapulín de la milpa (Sphenarium purpurascens) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Pyrgomorphidae |
| Genus: | Sphenarium |
| Species: | S. purpurascens |
| Binomial name | |
| 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 totaling nearly $3000 per family.
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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| External identifiers for Sphenarium purpurascens | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 959129 |
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