Bulletin of Entomological Research (1958) 49, 49-57

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W.W. Büttiker and G.H. Bünzli (1958)
Biological notes on the tobacco cricket, Brachytrupes membranaceus (Dru.) (Orthopt., Gryllidae), in Southern Rhodesia
Bulletin of Entomological Research 49 (1), 49-57
Abstract: The life-history of Brachytrypes membranaceus, a pest of tobacco, maize and other crops in Southern Rhodesia, is outlined. It is nocturnal in habit and lives underground. The burrow system and the insect's method of collecting food for storage below ground are described. Eggs are laid in the burrows and young nymphs crawl away and start their own separate ones. Plant damage is caused chiefly by the burrowing.
(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.)
Link to article at publishers website


Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

Pest and/or beneficial records:

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


Brachytrupes membranaceus Maize/corn (Zea mays)
Brachytrupes membranaceus Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)
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