PESTS OF RICE (BORERS AND FOLIAGE FEEDERS) :: Minor Pests :: Short Horned Grasshopper

12. Short horned grasshopper: Oxya nitidula (Acrididae: Orthoptera)
Damage symptoms: Nymphs and adults feed on leaves leaving the stalks and midribs. Irregular feeding on seedlings and cutting of stem at panicle stage are the symptoms of damage.

Bionomics: Grasshopper is green, smaller with brown band on sides. Eggs are laid in soil which hatch out in June - July and mature in August - September.

Management: Expose the eggs during summer ploughing so that they are picked up by birds.