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[[File:Australian Plague Locusts.jpg|250px|thumb|''Chortoicetes terminifera'' (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author: Toby Hudson<br/>Source: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_Plague_Locusts.jpg Wikimedia Commons]]]
<font color="#800000">'''''Chortoicetes terminifera'''''</font> (Walker) - Australian plague locust<br/>
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<font color="#800000">'''''Chortoicetes terminifera'''''</font> (Walker, 1870) - (Australian plague locust)
is a serious pest of cereals, other crops and grasses during plague periods which occur frequently in south-eastern Australia.
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The locust is a serious pest of cereals, other crops and grasses during plague periods which occur frequently in south-eastern Australia. The females deposit their eggs in the soil at a depth of 2-10 cm as froth-lined pods each containing 30-60 eggs. Poorly drained clay soil is preferred. During outbreaks there can be up to 1,000 eggs per square meter. Under suitable conditions there are 3-4 generations per year. The eggs might go into diapause during the winter.
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Chortoicetes terminifera (click on image to enlarge it)
Author: Toby Hudson
Source: Wikimedia Commons

Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker, 1870) - (Australian plague locust)

The locust is a serious pest of cereals, other crops and grasses during plague periods which occur frequently in south-eastern Australia. The females deposit their eggs in the soil at a depth of 2-10 cm as froth-lined pods each containing 30-60 eggs. Poorly drained clay soil is preferred. During outbreaks there can be up to 1,000 eggs per square meter. Under suitable conditions there are 3-4 generations per year. The eggs might go into diapause during the winter.