Is this an unusual occurrence or summer status quo? Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed an abundance of grasshoppers emerging from my lawn, pastures, and fields! Additionally, some of my neighbors ...

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – The Idaho State Department of Agriculture provided updated information on grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks across Southern Idaho. Grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks ...

Driving down a windy canyon road in northern Oregon rangeland, Jordan Maley and April Aamodt are on the look out for Mormon crickets - giant insects that can ravage crops. "There's one right there," ...

The USDA’s pesticide spraying program for crickets and grasshoppers across the West violated the National Environmental Policy Act, according to a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez ...

Almost 400 native species of grasshoppers inhabit the Western United States, though only a small fraction (about 12 species) are considered pests. Grasshoppers compete with cattle and other herbivores ...

Last summer, parts of Colorado experienced significant grasshopper infestations, causing economic and ecological damage in the impacted areas. This year, it’s a slightly different story for the ...

When learning U.S. history, narratives of vast swarms of locusts ravaging millions of acres of farmland are often recounted. Not all grasshoppers are locusts, and the swarms aren’t quite as big as ...

The low water flow was not inspiring. Certainly there were trout remaining from the ample stocking of Harveys Creek, but none were visible as I waded in the slow, clear water. I tried not to make ...