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Devastating Grasshopper

Melanoplus devastator

Photo by BenAbramovitz
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Field Notes

Notes:

Devastating grasshoppers are good fliers. They were responsible for enormous damage to rangeland in the United States in 1957 and 1958, destroying 3 - 4.5 million acres by reaching densities of 35 - 100 feeding grasshoppers per square yard.

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Fact Sheet: Devastating grasshopper | Citrus Pests

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