(CNN) — In an ancient temperate forest in what is now Oregon, an insect dug deep into a sandy bank near a creek. There, in a damp burrow, she laid dozens of oblong eggs, about 50 in all. Despite her ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The first-ever described fossilized grasshopper nest has been identified after scientists discovered the 29-million-year-old fossil in the John Day Fossil Beds in 2016, the ...

Every summer, the Morgan County CSU Extension Office no doubt receives many calls about how to control grasshoppers. In order to figure out how to control grasshopper infestations, we need to know how ...

MITCHELL, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The first-ever described fossil grasshopper eggs and egg pod on Earth has been found in the Sheep Rock Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, the National Park ...

The insects are chewing through lettuce in city gardens and mowing down farmers’ crops on the plains It was as if Doug Bay’s wish had come true, the day the doves landed. Bay, who grows alfalfa and a ...

The pesky prevalence of gluttonous grasshoppers is perturbing Pueblo gardeners, farmers, and just about anyone with vegetation or trees they would like to keep healthy this summer. There are two ...

After a summer filled with swarms of grasshoppers, experts are working proactively to educate gardeners ahead of next year’s growing season. Why? Because what gardeners do in winter can impact next ...

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 ...

Tourists aren’t the only ones attracted to the bright lights of the Strip. Grasshoppers have flown into the Las Vegas Valley — not to gamble, but to nosh on vegetation brought by the summer’s late ...

This neon network of “branches” is not part of a plant but the egg chamber and breathing tubes of a giant grasshopper. This neon network of “branches” is not part of a plant but the egg chamber and ...

Grasshoppers and blister beetles are appearing in gardens. These two insects have a connection and grasshoppers thrive in dry weather so this is not a surprise. Both insects cause chewing damage to ...