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grasshopper: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: Amateur Entomologists' Society - Grasshoppers and Crickets (Order: Orthoptera). Jun 23, 2026
Add new Web site: North Dakota State University - Grasshopper Life Cycle (PDF). Apr 24, 2026
Add new Web site: Oklahoma State University - Grasshopper Control in Gardens and Landscapes. Nov 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Government of Saskatchewan - Grasshoppers - Overview, Control Methods and Economic Thresholds. Aug 09, 2025
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Apr 23, 2025
Added a taxonomic box. Removed meadow grasshopper and cone-headed grasshopper. Apr 23, 2025
Add new Web site: Utah State University Extension - Utah Pest Fact Sheet - Grasshoppers (PDF). Apr 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Iowa State University - Integrated Crop Management - Hungry Hungry (Grass) Hoppers. Jan 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Indian Academy of Sciences - Grasshoppers � Generalists to Specialists? Nov 11, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Nebraska�Lincoln - Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources - A Guide to Grasshopper Control in Yards and Gardens. Aug 22, 2024
Media added. Jul 17, 2024
Add new Web site: Amateur Entomologists' Society - Grasshoppers and Crickets (Order: Orthoptera). May 02, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Florida - Entomology and Nematology Department - What is a Grasshopper? Apr 10, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - What Are the Health Benefits of Grasshoppers? Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of the Great Plains - Grasshopper. Dec 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Animal Corner - Grasshopper. Oct 31, 2023
Add new Web site: University of California - Integrated Pest Management Program - Grasshoppers. Sep 08, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Biology, physiology and gene expression of grasshopper Oedaleus asiaticus exposed to diet stress from plant secondary compounds. Jul 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Utah State University Extension - Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Laboratory - Grasshoppers. May 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Colorado State University Extension - Grasshopper Control in Gardens and Small Acreages. Feb 21, 2023
Add new Web site: Utah State University - Utah Pest Extension - Grasshopper. Jan 12, 2023
Updated to mention suborder Caelifera. Aug 03, 2020
Revised information on South American grasshoppers of family Pauliniidae. Sep 22, 2017
Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Grasshopper. Aug 25, 2016
Add new Web site: NetDoctor - Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fever. May 25, 2014
Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Grasshopper. Feb 24, 2014
Add new Web site: BioKIDS - Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species - Grasshopper. Mar 25, 2013
Add new Web site: Kidipede Science for Kids - Grasshopper. Feb 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Grasshopper. Feb 01, 2013
Added an image of an elegant grasshopper, an image of a meadow grasshopper shedding its exoskeleton, and an image of eastern lubber grasshoppers mating. Jul 26, 2011
Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Grasshopper. Dec 28, 2010
Add new Web site: The People's Backyard Nature - Grasshopper. Dec 28, 2010
Added new Web site: United States Department of Agriculture - Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification and Management. Aug 14, 2008
Added new Web site: Prehistoric Wildlife - Segnosaurus. May 20, 2008
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Grasshopper. Mar 04, 2008
Added new Web site: Animal Corner - Grasshopper. Feb 07, 2008
Added new Web site: Prehistoric Wildlife - Erlikosaurus. Apr 16, 2007
Added new Web site: University of Minnesota Extension - Grasshopper Management. Apr 16, 2007
Added new Web site: A-Z Animals - Grasshopper. Apr 16, 2007
Added new Web site: University of Arizona - Grasshopper. Apr 16, 2007
Article revised and updated. Apr 13, 2007
Added new Web site: Illinois College of Aces - Department of Crop Sciences - Extension and Outreach - Grasshopper. Feb 20, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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