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Locusta migratoria (migratory locust) Locusta migratoria overview Lineage: Eukaryota[9838]; Metazoa[4595]; Ecdysozoa[2069]; Arthropoda[1911]; Hexapoda[1754]; Insecta[1716]; Pterygota[1714]; Neoptera[1704]; Polyneoptera[42]; Orthoptera[11]; Caelifera[5]; Acrididea[5]; Acridomorpha[5]; Acridoidea[4]; Acrididae[4]; Oedipodinae[1]; Locusta[1]; Locusta migratoria[1]

Locusts are grasshopper species with swarming and long-distance migratory behaviors. They also are one of the most destructive agricultural pests in the world, and represent a useful model system in entomology. Currently, the primary method for combating locust outbreaks is through intensive spraying of chemical pesticides; however, this practice has More...been widely questioned because of their highly negative impact on human and environmental health, and on biological diversity. The L. migratoria genome sequence will offer new insights into the biology and sustainable management of this pest species, and will promote its wide use as a model system. Less...

Summary Submitter: institute of zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Assembly level:  Contig Assembly: GCA_000516895.1 LocustGenomeV1 scaffolds: 1,397,492 contigs: 1,397,492 N50: 9,587 L50: 174,483 BioProjects: PRJNA185471 Whole Genome Shotgun (WGS):  INSDC: AVCP000000000.1 Statistics:  total length (Mb): 5759.8  GC%: 40.7 Publications (limited to 20 most recent records) The locust genome provides insight into swarm formation and long-distance flight. Wang X, et al. Nat Commun 2014 The sequence, organization, and evolution of the Locusta migratoria mitochondrial genome. Flook PK, et al. J Mol Evol 1995 Dec Genome Assembly Annotation Loc Type Name RefSeq INSDC Size (Mb) GC% master WGS - AVCP000000000.1 5,759.8 40.7 Chromosomes