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.

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 ...

The USDA’s pesticide spraying program for crickets and grasshoppers across the West violated the National Environmental Policy Act, according to a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez ...

Oregon Department of Agriculture staff say the agency’s program to control grasshopper and Mormon cricket infestations is severely underfunded. The department’s grasshopper control program was ...

BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – The Idaho State Department of Agriculture provided updated information on grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks across Southern Idaho. Grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The USDA is defending its methods for killing grasshoppers and Mormon crickets across the West, arguing its pest control program has withstood rigorous scientific scrutiny. While the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Almost 400 native species of grasshoppers inhabit the Western United States, though only a small fraction (about 12 species) are considered pests. Grasshoppers compete with cattle and other herbivores ...

IDAHO, USA — All across southern Idaho, Mormon cricket and grasshopper infestations are rampant. There are outbreaks in Cassia, Oneida, Power and Franklin counties, according to the Idaho State ...