Dakhel Wahid H, Jaronski Stefan T, Schell Scott
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Department of Agriculture, USDA, Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Sidney, MT 59270, USA.
Insects. 2020 Aug 24;11(9):566. doi: 10.3390/insects11090566.
Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) frequently inflict damage on millions of hectares of western rangelands and crops. The main method of controlling grasshopper outbreaks consists of covering their infestations with chemical insecticides. Although it is relatively cheap, fast, and efficient, chemical control bears serious risks to human health, non-target organisms, and the environment. To overcome this challenge, biological control is a less environmentally hazardous alternative to traditional, synthetic insecticides. This paper reviews strategies that could be used as effective ways to control such pests with a special focus on effective bait formulations that might provide a key model in developing biological control strategies for the grasshopper population.
蝗虫（直翅目：蝗科）经常对数百万公顷的西部牧场和农作物造成损害。控制蝗虫爆发的主要方法是用化学杀虫剂覆盖它们的栖息地。尽管化学防治相对便宜、快速且有效，但对人类健康、非目标生物和环境存在严重风险。为了应对这一挑战，生物防治是一种对环境危害较小的替代传统合成杀虫剂的方法。本文综述了可作为控制此类害虫有效方法的策略，特别关注有效的诱饵配方，这些配方可能为制定蝗虫种群生物防治策略提供关键模型。
