Twostripped Grasshopper – Melanoplus bivittatus

Twostriped Grasshopper (Melanoplus bivittatus) Common Name: Twostriped Grasshopper Latin Name: Melanoplus bivittatus Appearance: Two striped Grasshoppers are medium to large-sized grasshoppers. Most of the time, they are brown or greenish-brown, and as the name suggests, they have two distinct stripes that run down their bodies.

• Egg:Grasshopper females lay their eggs in the ground in the late summer or fall. The eggs stay in the ground all winter and hatch in the spring.
• Larva:When the nymphs, or young grasshoppers, hatch from their eggs, they look a lot like the adults. They shed their shell several times during their growth, which helps them get bigger.
• Pupa:Grasshoppers don’t go through a complete metamorphosis, so they don’t have an actual pupal stage like insects that do. Instead, nymphs change into adults through a process called molting.
• Adult:A Two-striped Grasshopper adult can fly because its wings are fully grown. There are two clear horizontal stripes on an adult’s body, and the color and strength of these stripes can change.

Host Plant: The two-striped grasshopper consumes many different plants, like grasses and grains. Territory: They live in many places, like grasslands, forests, farming fields, and other open spaces. Damages caused by Twostriped Grasshopper: Two-striped grasshoppers can hurt crops, especially ones that are grown on farms. They eat plant leaves and stems, which could mean lower crop outputs and financial losses. Life History and Habitat: Two striped Grasshoppers usually have a one-year life cycle, with adults laying eggs in the fall and spending the winter in the soil. They do well in open spaces and are usually found in places with lots of grass and plants.