tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post3073829304298318363..comments2024-03-28T06:50:11.258-05:00Comments on Bug Eric: Blue-legged GrasshopperBug Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-65745312860159233442022-08-14T15:55:07.857-05:002022-08-14T15:55:07.857-05:00Thanks for the info. I cam across one this morning...Thanks for the info. I cam across one this morning in my raspberry patch in Yellowknife NWT. It seems to be expanding rangeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-75561764644119391012020-08-01T19:22:11.375-05:002020-08-01T19:22:11.375-05:00Thank you. One of these showed up in our gym this ...Thank you. One of these showed up in our gym this morning and we were wondering what he was. So pretty!Jennifer Guerrerohttp://www.jenniferguerrero.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-27463160705593989632014-07-28T11:51:05.026-05:002014-07-28T11:51:05.026-05:00You're welcome; and, I agree, it *is* amazing!...You're welcome; and, I agree, it *is* amazing!Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-54985846569317598142014-07-27T20:53:04.366-05:002014-07-27T20:53:04.366-05:00Thanks, Eric, for answering. Fourteen days withou...Thanks, Eric, for answering. Fourteen days without food is actually pretty amazing for such a tiny animal....Gaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-30748176407115392582014-07-27T15:57:14.959-05:002014-07-27T15:57:14.959-05:00Excellent point, Cynthia, and good question, too. ...Excellent point, Cynthia, and good question, too. The online paper I read said the larvae can survive up to 14 days. That is quite incredible for such a tiny, vulnerable maggot.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-37576112758650056142014-07-27T11:02:15.816-05:002014-07-27T11:02:15.816-05:00I assume, then, that Trichopsidea clausa parasitiz...I assume, then, that Trichopsidea clausa parasitizes any species of grasshopper? With its random method of dispersal, does it parasitize just grasshoppers or any insect that it contacts in its tiny larval stage? How long do its larvae remain viable if they don't encounter a host quickly?<br /><br />Cynthia, aka Gaia gardenerGaia Gardener:https://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.com