Unlike the story of the grasshopper and the ant, grasshoppers are not lazy when it comes to munching on almost every plant in the garden. Recognize how to identify grasshopper damage and get rid of ...

The devastation of grasshoppers has been legend for eons. Grasshoppers are locusts and we all recall the 10 plagues of Egypt in biblical times. The plague of locusts was the eighth plague and ate ...

Grasshoppers are ancient insects that have inhabited Earth for more than two million years. Their populations can explode after heavy rainfall, and they can be a major threat to food gardens. This ...

After winning a ruling against the federal grasshopper control program, environmental advocates want more public disclosures about insecticide treatments rather than spraying curtailments or ...

Ground-based spraying to control grasshopper infestations is not new, but it has been largely disregarded by pest managers for two reasons. First, blanketing thousands of infested acres using a spray ...

Editor's Note: This is the last in a two-part series on grasshopper control. There are several methods for controlling grasshopper populations. Besides the biological method, which was discussed last ...

Q. I have had the worst year for grasshoppers. They have been especially hard on my zinnias. Is there anything I can use to control, kill or repel them that won’t harm my plants or our butterflies? – ...

Grasshopper populations fluctuate in cycles. Grasshopper damage occurs most frequently in areas with less than 25 inches annual rainfall. A common parasite of grasshoppers and crickets is the ...

Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets are back this summer, causing considerable damage to rangelands and forage in western states. The insects cause $318 million in crop losses to alfalfa annually, ...