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Are grasshoppers and locusts related?

Grasshopper. A common name for locusts. Also refers to grasshoppers.

Locusts are one of the most important pests in my country's agricultural production, and there are many species of locusts. However, the migratory locusts have the greatest impact on agricultural production and cause the most serious damage.

The occurrence and damage of locusts are shocking, especially in the years of locust plagues, which are sudden and destructive. The host plants of migratory locusts are mainly plants of the Gramineae and Cyperaceae families. They like to feed on crops such as corn, wheat, millet, sorghum, rice, sorghum, barley, and weeds such as reeds, reeds, foxtail grass, barnyard grass, and dog bud roots. All insects in the superfamily Acridoidea can be called locusts. The superfamily Acridoidea includes 8 families. The grasshoppers we usually call are mainly locusts in the family Acrididae and the genus Nematode in the family Acrididae. (The classification levels used above are from large to small: superfamily-family-genus)

To put it simply, locusts cover a wide range, and grasshoppers are some groups of locusts. Neither locust nor grasshopper is a scientific name, but the name of grasshopper is more popular and not used in academia, while the name of locust is more recognized and can be used in academia, and it is clear that it is an insect of the superfamily Acridoidea.

Note: I am an insect specialist.

Are grasshoppers and locusts the same?

Grasshopper is a common name, locust is the scientific name.