The female locust anal characters, showing the horny valves.

Female Locust Anatomy

The female locust anal characters, showing the horny valves.

Rocky Mountain locust ovipositing. a,a, females with abdomen inserted in the soil; b, an egg-pod broken open and lying on the surface; c, a few scattered eggs; d, section of soil removed to show eggs being put in place; e, an egg-pod completed; f, an egg-pod sealed over.

Locust

Rocky Mountain locust ovipositing. a,a, females with abdomen inserted in the soil; b, an egg-pod broken…

Rocky Mountain Locust. A) female in different positions, B) egg sac, C) loose eggs, D) and E) earth removed to show egg-mass already in placed and about to be placed, F) where an egg-mass has been covered up

Rocky Mountain Locust

Rocky Mountain Locust. A) female in different positions, B) egg sac, C) loose eggs, D) and E) earth…