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
ExamplesLocusta migratoria
Other names Romaleidae; Locusts; Locust; Grasshopper; Acrididae