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Grasshoppers

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Definition: Plant-eating orthopterans having hindlegs adapted for jumping. There are two main families: Acrididae and Romaleidae. Some of the more common genera are: Melanoplus, the most common grasshopper; Conocephalus, the eastern meadow grasshopper; and Pterophylla, the true katydid.  do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111   
Examples Locusta migratoria 		Other names Romaleidae; Locusts; Locust; Grasshopper; Acrididae
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
schistomyotropin-2  0   *Neuropeptides Grasshoppers. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997 Dec 18;241(2):530-4
schistomyotropin-1  0   *Neuropeptides Grasshoppers. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1997 Dec 18;241(2):530-4
20-hydroxyecdysone-22-phosphate  86577-97-1 Cholest-7-en-6-one, 2,3,14,20,25-pentahydroxy-22-(phosphonooxy)-, (2beta,3beta,5beta,22R)  Ecdysone/*analogs & derivatives Grasshoppers. Biochem J 1983;213(2):533
2-deoxy-20-hydroxyecdysone-22-phosphate  86577-96-0 Cholest-7-en-6-one, 3,14,20,25-tetrahydroxy-22-(phosphonooxy)-, (3beta,5beta,22R)  Ecdysone/*analogs & derivatives Grasshoppers. Biochem J 1983;213(2):533
2-deoxyecdysone-22-phosphate  82183-63-9   Ecdysone/*analogs & derivatives Grasshoppers. Biochem J 1983;213(2):533
ecdysone-22-phosphate  82183-62-8   Ecdysone/*analogs & derivatives Grasshoppers. Biochem J 1983;213(2):533
adipokinetic hormone (locust)  53027-55-7   *Insect Hormones Grasshoppers Neuropeptides. Eur J Biochem 89(1):195;1978; Gen Comp Endocrinol 1979;39(4):543; Life Sci 21(2):231;1977

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