Walter Santos de Araujo Bruno Maia Oliveira Erica Vanessa Duraes de Freitas Kelly Christie dos Santos Costa Jefferson Bruno Bretas Souza Oliveira Paulo Corgosinho Department of General Biology, Center of Biological Sciences and Health, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Av. Professor Rui Braga, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, 39401-089, Brazil Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Biodiversidade e Uso dos Recursos Naturais, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Av. Professor Rui Braga, Vila Mauriceia, Montes Claros, MG, 39401-089, Brazil Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences ISSN 2220-8860 http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/piaees/online-version.asp 2019 9 4 159 163 International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences Hong Kong 11 September 2019 20 October 2019 1 December 2019 biological control habitat modification phytophagous pests urbanization In the present study, we report for the first time the alternance of insect overpopulation pests in urban environment for the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The observations were made from November 2017 to November 2018 in the city of Montes Claros and six other towns. During the period of one-year the overpopulation of three species was recorded: Tropidacris collaris (Orthoptera: Romaleidae), Gryllus assimilis (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) and Arthrostictus speciosus (Drury, 1829) (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Considerations about the factors leading to overpopulation of these species in urban areas are also presented. http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/piaees/articles/2019-9(4)/alternance-of-overpopulation-of-urban-insect-pests.pdf