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Agriculture · Q89

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 89

Q89

Locust lays eggs at

A.
On the tree
B.
Soil surface
C.
In the soil
Answer
D.
In the water

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Locust lays eggs in the soil.
Desert Locust females lay eggs in an egg pod primarily in sandy soils at a depth of 10 - 15 centimetres below the surface.
A solitary female lays about 95 - 158 eggs whereas a gregarious female lays usually less than 80 eggs in an egg pod.