Studying genetic population structure to shed light on the demographic explosion of the rare species Barbitistes vicetinus (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae).
Insect outbreaks usually involve important ecological and economic consequences for agriculture and forestry.The short-winged bush-cricket Barbitistes vicetinus Galvagni & Fontana, 1993 is a recently described species that was considered Collections rare until ten years ago, when unexpected population outbreaks causing severe defoliations across fo