Temperature, humidity, photoperiod, and illumination suitable for hatching of Locusta migratoria were investigated. Among four temperatures of 20℃, 25℃, 27℃, 30℃, and 33℃, 33℃ showed the highest hatching rate as 85.6±10.0%, and 30℃(63.2±24.9%), 27℃(42.5±9.6%), in the following order. The hatching rate in 20℃ and 25℃ was 0.0%, respectively. The longer hatching days were accompanied by the lower temperature. In humidity of 50%, 65%, 80%, 65% was the best hatching rate as 86.4±3.8% and 80% (81.6±15.4%), 50% (71.9±14.9%) in the following order. But there was no statistical significance. In three photoperiods of 9L/15D, 12L/12D, 15L/9D, 9L/15D was the best hatching rate as 81.2% and 12L/12D (80.0%), 15L/9D (72.6%) in the following order. In illuminations, 3,500 lux showed the highest hatching rate as 76.1% and 1,800 (61.9%), 600 lux (47.5%) in the following order among illuminations of 600, 1,800, and 3,500. In conclusion, the most suitable temperature, hunidity, photoperiod, and illumination of the hatching of Locusta migratoria were turned out as 33℃, 65%, 9L/15D, and 3,500 lux.

• Hyung Joo Yoon(Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Institute of Agricultural Science)
• Kyeong Yong Lee(Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Institute of Agricultural Science)
• Hyeonjin Ko(Department of Agricultural Biology, The National Institute of Agricultural Science)