Orthoptera (weed bioagents)

insects • weed bioagents • Beneficials/natural enemies

Cornops aquaticum on Eichhornia crassipes (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): I.G. (Hardi) Oberholzer, ARC - Plant Protection Research Institute
Source: IPM Images

Orthoptera (weed bioagents) - (grasshoppers, crickets against weeds)
Various grasshopper and cricket species have been used for the biological control of weeds or have been reported as being harmful to weeds. For example, the hyacinth grasshopper has been released in South Africa against water hyacinth.

For species harmful to crops see Orthoptera (plant pests).

The following families of Orthoptera weed bioagents are currently in the system:

• Acrididae (short-horn grasshoppers)