Velarifictorus micado explained
Velarifictorus micado, the Japanese burrowing cricket, is a cricket in the subfamily Gryllinae (family Gryllidae).[1] It is found in southern Asia, along with an introduced population in the United States. It was first reported in the US in 1959, likely as overwintering eggs in the soil of imported plants, and has since spread all throughout the eastern half of the country.[2] [3] V. micado is considered to be quite passive and non-destructive. Studies have shown that its range has spread northward and may be much more invasive than previously thought. [4]
Further reading
- Book: Ross H. Arnett. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Field Guide To Grasshoppers, Katydids, And Crickets Of The United States, Capinera, Scott, Walker. 2004. Cornell University Press.
Notes and References
- https://bugguide.net/node/view/364808 bugguide.net
- Web site: Japanese burrowing cricket Velarifictorus micado (Saussure 1877). 10 Oct 2021. The Orthopterists' Society.
- Alexander . Richard D. . Thomas J. Walker . 1962. Two introduced field crickets new to eastern United States (Orthoptera, Gryllidae) . Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 55 . 90–94 . The Orthopterists' Society.
- Bowles, D. E. (2018). Introduced Japanese burrowing cricket (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Velarifictorus (Velarifictorus) micado) range continues to expand in North America. Journal of Orthoptera Research, 27(2), 177–181. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26606716
