Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets are part of a vast complex of native rangeland insects that play important ecological roles in nutrient recycling by reducing plant material through their digestive ...

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 ...

MORGAN, Utah — Bruce Clark barely got a barley crop in when the grasshoppers hit. "They’ve done their damage," he said, standing in a field of stubby grains where the insects ravaged it. Utah's ...

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 ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- As Oregon’s grasshopper and Mormon cricket hatching season begins, the Oregon Department of Agriculture is providing one-time funding to help combat the expected severe outbreak.

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," ...

Surveys are underway on rangeland across Eastern Oregon for grasshoppers and Mormon crickets after last summer’s outbreak, which was one of the worst in 50 years. Grasshopper outbreaks often follow or ...

The Nevada Department of Agriculture will host several public meetings across northern Nevada to discuss proposed Mormon cricket and grasshopper population management on public lands. The NDA and ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal court in Oregon ruled that, at the end of this year’s spraying season, Montana and Wyoming’s findings that no significant environmental impact would result from spraying ...