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Harvesting grasshoppers Sphenarium purpurascens in Mexico for human consumption: A comparison with insecticidal control for managing pest outbreaks

2008-01-01

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Predominant crops (corn, bean and alfalfa) in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley are routinely attacked by the grasshopper Sphenarium purpurascens (Orthoptera: Pyrgomophidae). The traditional method for managing this pest in México has been the application of organophosphorus insecticides such as malathion. Inhabitants from Central Mexico also capture the grasshoppers for sale as food. In this study, we compared the captu...

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Literature Corpus work: f42cd812-fe9d-50fe-b9c1-0e1adf688f98
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.08.001

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