Orthopterology Explained

Orthopterology is the scientific study of the order Orthoptera, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, locusts and some other insects. Someone that studies in this field is an orthopterist.

The term is derived from the Ancient Greek words Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[wikt:ὀρθός|ὀρθός]] and Greek, Modern (1453-);: [[wikt:πτερόν|πτερόν]], meaning straight and wing respectively, with the English suffix -logy.^[1]

Orthopterology as a science

A notable branch of orthopterology is , which focuses on locusts and grasshoppers in the family Acrididae and is relevant to famine prevention.

Orthopterological societies

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

Orthopterological Journals

• Journal of Orthoptera Research

See also

• LUBILOSA

References

1. This ultimately derives from Greek Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: [[wiktionary:-λογία|-λογία]], but via Latin -logia and French -logie.

External links

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