Orthopterology

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Orthopterology (from Ancient Greek ὀρθός (straight) and πτερόν (wing); and -λογία -logia.), is the scientific study of the order Orthoptera, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, locusts and other insects. Someone that studies in this field is a orthopterist.

Orthopterology as a science

A notable subgroup of orthopterology is Acridology, which focuses on locusts and grasshoppers in the family Acrididae, in the efforts of famine prevention. ^[1]

Orthopterological societies

• Association for Applied Acridology International
• Orthopterists' Society
• German Society for Orthopterology

Orthopterological Journals

• Journal of Orthoptera Research

See Also

• LUBILOSA

Reference

1. ↑

External links

• Australian Plague Locust Commission
• The Orthopterists' Society
• AcridAfrica, les acridiens d'Afrique de l'Ouest