migratory locust

…desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) and migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) are two examples of this type of life cycle.

The range of the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria) is wider than that of any other acridid. It is found in grasslands throughout Africa, most of Eurasia south of the taiga, the East Indies, tropical Australia, and New Zealand. The desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) inhabits dry grasslands and deserts from…

…of the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria). This work shed light on insect development and endocrinology and, more specifically, on the biosynthesis of ecdysone and the mechanism by which the hormone stimulates ecdysis (the shedding of an external skeleton, such as during metamorphosis).