Orthopterology
Orthopterology (from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (straight) and πτερόν (wing); and -λογία -logia.), is the scientific study of the order Orthoptera, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, locusts and other insects. Someone that studies in this field is a orthopterist.
Orthopterology as a science
A notable subgroup of orthopterology is Acridology, which focuses on locusts and grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, in the efforts of famine prevention.[1]
Orthopterological societies
- Association for Applied Acridology International
- Orthopterists' Society
- German Society for Orthopterology
Orthopterological Journals
- Journal of Orthoptera Research
See also
References
External links
- Australian Plague Locust Commission
- The Orthopterists' Society
- AcridAfrica, les acridiens d'Afrique de l'Ouest
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