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http://dx.doi.org/10.5656/KSAE.2021.01.1.088

Developmental Characteristics of Ovary and Egg of Migratory Locust, Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae)  

Kwak, Kyu-Won (Industrial Insect Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
Ko, Hyeon-Jin (Industrial Insect Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
Kim, Sun Young (Industrial Insect Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
Lee, Kyeong Yong (Industrial Insect Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
Yoon, Hyung Joo (Industrial Insect Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, RDA)
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Korean journal of applied entomology / v.60, no.2, 2021 , pp. 175-183 More about this Journal
Abstract
As a baseline study of (common name) Locusta migratoria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) to utilize as a food source, we investigated the developmental characteristics of ovaries and eggs. Locusta migratoria had a pair of ovaries and more than 90-104 panoistic ovarioles. The ovary length in the adult stage was longer than it is in the 5th nymph stage. The length on the first day of the adult stage was 2.5-fold longer than the first day of 5th instar. The ovary length showed a tendency to increase until the 30th day of the adult phase, but decreased from the 35th day. Ovarioles length was about half of the ovary length, showing a similar tendency to the variation of ovary length. The lengths of the ovaries and the ovarioles increased proportionally to body weight. The matured eggs were identifiable from the 15th day of the adult stage, and the number was the highest on the 30th day at 50.6 individuals. Spermatheca size was also affected by the ovary development. The ovaries of L. migratoria were highly matured until the 30th day of adult stage. Weight and size of eggs increased sharply from the 4th day after egg oviposition and remained from the 7th day after spawning. Based on the above results, we found that the ovary of L. migratoria was most developed on the 30th day of adult phase, and 1st nymph is being hatched on the 10th day of the oviposition.
Keywords
Locusta migratoria; Ovary; Ovariole; Spermatheca; Egg; Development stage;
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