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 ...

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 ...

Grasshoppers eat twice their body weight daily, often damaging lawns and gardens. Spray a mix of one part vinegar to three parts water to deter them. Try herbs, row covers, or bird-friendly yards for ...

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 ...

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 ...

(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — Springing from the grasses, leaping from the leaves, and coating the sidewalks and streets, those pesky little critters that seem to invade our lawns and gardens this time each ...

Grasshopper control in rangeland probably never is justified until numbers exceed 12 per square yard. In improved pastures, the economic threshold may be closer to eight grasshoppers per square yard. ...

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 ...

They’re back! Small lubber grasshoppers appear to bubble up from the soil forming a black mass that moves in groups aand consumes plants along the way. Don’t procrastinate. Now is the time to target ...