Australian Journal of Zoology (1954) 2, 205-222

T.O. Browning (1954)
Observations on the ecology of the Australian field cricket, Gryllus commodus Walker, in the field
Australian Journal of Zoology 2 (2), 205-222
Abstract: As a result of a detailed ecological study of Gryllulus (Acheta) commodus in S. Australia, it is concluded that increasing acreage laid down to pasture and the improved quality of the pasture will lead to increased populations of this cricket. Outbreaks are not expected to become more frequent however, since they are primarily related to the amount and distribution of rainfall in winter and spring, which cause differential survival of the eggs. Factors influencing the development of G. commodus, the choice of oviposition sites, and fecundity are considered. There is one generation per year and an egg diapause of about two months. The cricket is most abundant in areas of heavy black clay, which protects the eggs from desiccation.
(The abstract is excluded from the Creative Commons licence and has been copied from Acridological Abstracts with permission by NRI, Univ. of Greenwich at Medway.)
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
environment - cropping system/rotation
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Teleogryllus commodus