Effects of the summer of 1989 on the phenology of the wart-biter, Decticus verrucivorus (L.) , (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Britain
Cherrill, A.J.; Brown, V.K.
British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 4(4): 163-168
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0952-7583 Accession: 002093398
The effects of weather on the post-embryonic biology of Decticus verrucivorus were studied in the UK during 1989. The summer of 1989 was unusually dry, warm and sunny. In comparison to the previous years, adult recruitment to the population was completed 4-5 weeks earlier, and there was less variance between individuals in the timing of final ecdysis.