"Carolina Locust on Pokeweed Plant"
"Dissosteira carolina, the Carolina grasshopper, Carolina locust, black-winged grasshopper, road-duster or quaker, is a band-winged species of grasshopper which ranges widely in North America inhabiting weedy grasslands.
"Dissosteira carolina is found in North America in southern Canada from British Columbia to the Atlantic Coast and in the United States from the east Coast as far south as Florida and as far west as Idaho.
"Dissosteira carolina is a minor pest of grasses in rangeland. It is most common in disturbed areas, where its main food is several species of weeds. In favorable habitats the populations may irrupt, dispersing and damaging crops. Disturbed areas reseeded with Bromus inermis may give rise to large populations of D. Carolina, which then fly to fields of autumn wheat where they can cause stand damage. Irruptions occurred in southern Saskatchewan in 1933 and 1934, causing considerable damage to the region's crops.
"Damage has been recorded to alfalfa, and to tobacco in southern Ontario. In 1935, D. carolina was especially destructive to Phaseolus vulgaris or Vicia faba in the vicinity of Flagstaff, Arizona. In Oklahoma, damage has been recorded in maize, sorghum, cotton and potato. To date there have been no detailed studies of the economic importance of D. carolina."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissosteira_carolina
www.uwyo.edu/entomology/grasshoppers/field-guide/dica.html
"Carolina Locust on Pokeweed Plant"
"Dissosteira carolina, the Carolina grasshopper, Carolina locust, black-winged grasshopper, road-duster or quaker, is a band-winged species of grasshopper which ranges widely in North America inhabiting weedy grasslands.
"Dissosteira carolina is found in North America in southern Canada from British Columbia to the Atlantic Coast and in the United States from the east Coast as far south as Florida and as far west as Idaho.
"Dissosteira carolina is a minor pest of grasses in rangeland. It is most common in disturbed areas, where its main food is several species of weeds. In favorable habitats the populations may irrupt, dispersing and damaging crops. Disturbed areas reseeded with Bromus inermis may give rise to large populations of D. Carolina, which then fly to fields of autumn wheat where they can cause stand damage. Irruptions occurred in southern Saskatchewan in 1933 and 1934, causing considerable damage to the region's crops.
"Damage has been recorded to alfalfa, and to tobacco in southern Ontario. In 1935, D. carolina was especially destructive to Phaseolus vulgaris or Vicia faba in the vicinity of Flagstaff, Arizona. In Oklahoma, damage has been recorded in maize, sorghum, cotton and potato. To date there have been no detailed studies of the economic importance of D. carolina."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissosteira_carolina
www.uwyo.edu/entomology/grasshoppers/field-guide/dica.html