The twostriped grasshopper is a major crop pest causing much damage to small grains, alfalfa, and corn. During outbreaks, it may completely destroy crops. A population of 10 adults per square yard in ...

Q: What can I do to keep grasshoppers out of my garden? They are really destructive!

As drought continues to plague farmers in the Northern Plains and Northwest, more record-setting heat is also forecast for next week. “We have several fields here that are in tough shape ...

Last fall, MOTHER EARTH NEWS launched our Organic Pest Control Survey to learn more about the best organic pest control methods — and the not-so-great methods — when it comes to limiting ...

U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez found that APHIS violated the law by focusing only on spraying insecticides to suppress grasshoppers and Mormon crickets, and that the agency “ignores any pest ...

The last time anyone in the state had officially documented the Appalachian grasshopper was in 1946, and the species was once thought to be extinct Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Field zoologist ...

Livestock grazing disrupts spider populations, potentially increasing disease risk from ticks and mites while degrading vegetation essential for grazing animals.

RAAT is a method of integrated pest management (IPM) for rangeland grasshoppers, in which the rate of insecticide is reduced from traditional levels, and untreated swaths (refuges) are alternated with ...